equivocalness

e·quiv·o·cal

E0192800 (ĭ-kwĭv′ə-kəl)adj.1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth. See Synonyms at ambiguous.2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain: Evidence of the drug's effectiveness has been equivocal.

[From Late Latin aequivocus : Latin aequi-, equi- + Latin vocāre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

e·quiv′o·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), e·quiv′o·cal·ness n.e·quiv′o·cal·ly adv.

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equivocalness - unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaningambiguityunclearness - incomprehensibility as a result of not being clearevasiveness, prevarication, equivocation - intentionally vague or ambiguouslexical ambiguity, polysemy - the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meaningstwilight zone, no man's land - the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression"unambiguity, unequivocalness - clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity

equivocalness

nounThe quality or state of being ambiguous:ambiguity, ambiguousness, cloudiness, indefiniteness, nebulousness, obscureness, obscurity, uncertainty, unclearness, vagueness.

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equivoco

equivocalness

e·quiv·o·cal

equivocalness

equivocalness

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noun the quality or state of being ambiguous

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noun unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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