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单词 vagueness
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Definition of vagueness in English:

vagueness

noun ˈveɪɡnəsˈveɪɡnəs
mass noun
  • 1Lack of certainty or distinctness.

    Sue worries about the vagueness of the plans
    their vision for reform has been shrouded in vagueness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The vagueness of the crimes and ties between the characters only adds to the baffling nature of the plot.
    • The Dickenses were to move house twice during the first two years of Charles's life, and the novelist later recalled Portsmouth with considerable vagueness.
    • There were many good memories, but I have a lot of vagueness over the years.
    • It was all vagueness, in a hazy holiday benevolence.
    • More important than her posture of self-martyring altruism was the vagueness of her masochistic grandiosity.
    Synonyms
    fuzziness, blurriness, indeterminateness, indefiniteness, lack of focus, lack of definition, obscurity, haziness, cloudiness, mistiness, murkiness, fogginess, faintness, shadowiness, dimness, nebulosity, nebulousness, shapelessness, formlessness, amorphousness
    1. 1.1 Lack of preciseness in thought or communication.
      the vagueness of terms does nothing to aid understanding
      there is a certain vagueness in his account that I find troubling
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Whilst facilitating the adoption of this model by employers, legislative vagueness about the issue subverts the effectiveness of union resistance.
      • Her extensive understanding of war's horror contrasts with the ridiculous vagueness of her father's telegram announcing Victor's wounding.
      • His reform strategies tend to be weakened either by vagueness or internal contradiction.
      • The 'story', if it can be called that, opens in mystery and proceeds through ambiguity, equivocation, and vagueness.
      • The vagueness is what keeps us engaged until the surprise ending.
      Synonyms
      impreciseness, inexactness, lack of precision, ambiguity, woolliness, looseness, unclearness, obscurity, indistinctness, generality, indefiniteness, indeterminateness, haziness, cloudiness, fuzziness, mistiness, lack of definition
 
 

Definition of vagueness in US English:

vagueness

nounˈveɪɡnəsˈvāɡnəs
  • 1Lack of certainty or distinctness.

    Sue worries about the vagueness of the plans
    their vision for reform has been shrouded in vagueness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Dickenses were to move house twice during the first two years of Charles's life, and the novelist later recalled Portsmouth with considerable vagueness.
    • More important than her posture of self-martyring altruism was the vagueness of her masochistic grandiosity.
    • The vagueness of the crimes and ties between the characters only adds to the baffling nature of the plot.
    • There were many good memories, but I have a lot of vagueness over the years.
    • It was all vagueness, in a hazy holiday benevolence.
    Synonyms
    impreciseness, inexactness, lack of precision, ambiguity, woolliness, looseness, unclearness, obscurity, indistinctness, generality, indefiniteness, indeterminateness, haziness, cloudiness, fuzziness, mistiness, lack of definition
    fuzziness, blurriness, indeterminateness, indefiniteness, lack of focus, lack of definition, obscurity, haziness, cloudiness, mistiness, murkiness, fogginess, faintness, shadowiness, dimness, nebulosity, nebulousness, shapelessness, formlessness, amorphousness
    1. 1.1 Lack of preciseness in thought or communication.
      the vagueness of terms does nothing to aid understanding
      there is a certain vagueness in his account that I find troubling
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The vagueness is what keeps us engaged until the surprise ending.
      • Her extensive understanding of war's horror contrasts with the ridiculous vagueness of her father's telegram announcing Victor's wounding.
      • His reform strategies tend to be weakened either by vagueness or internal contradiction.
      • The 'story', if it can be called that, opens in mystery and proceeds through ambiguity, equivocation, and vagueness.
      • Whilst facilitating the adoption of this model by employers, legislative vagueness about the issue subverts the effectiveness of union resistance.
      Synonyms
      absent-mindedness, forgetfulness, disorganization, dreaminess, inattention, abstraction, wool-gathering, empty-headedness, giddiness, confusion, befuddlement
      impreciseness, inexactness, lack of precision, ambiguity, woolliness, looseness, unclearness, obscurity, indistinctness, generality, indefiniteness, indeterminateness, haziness, cloudiness, fuzziness, mistiness, lack of definition
 
 
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