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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/}}
* {{IPA|en|/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-ambiguous.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{IPA|en|/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/|[ɛəmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs]|a=US,CA}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-ambiguous.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/æmˈbɪɡ.jʉ.əs/|a=AUえーゆー}}
* {{rhyme|en|ɪɡjuəs|s=4}}
* {{hyphenation|en|am|bi|gu|ous}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
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#: {{ant|en|unambiguous|clear}}
#: {{ant|en|unambiguous|clear}}
#: {{ux|en|The politician was criticized for his '''ambiguous''' statements and lack of precision.}}
#: {{ux|en|The politician was criticized for his '''ambiguous''' statements and lack of precision.}}
# {{lb|en|obsolete|of persons}} [[hesitant|Hesitant]]; uncertain; not taking sides.
# {{lb|en|obsolete|of a person}} [[hesitant|Hesitant]]; uncertain; not taking sides.
#* '''1662''' {{w|Thomas Salusbury}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1662|author=w:Thomas Salusbury
#*: And forasmuch as in this same question I am '''ambiguous''', and Simplicius is resolute....
|passage=And forasmuch as in this same question I am '''ambiguous''', and Simplicius is resolute....}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|ambiguously|ambiguousness|inambiguous|nonambiguous}}


====Related terms====
====Related terms====
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* Asturian: {{t|ast|ambiguu}}
* Asturian: {{t|ast|ambiguu}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|двусмислен}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|двусмислен}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ambigu}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ambigu|m}}, {{t+|ca|ambigua|f}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|歧義|tr=kei4 ji6}}, {{t|yue|曖昧あいまい|tr= oi3 mui6}}
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|歧義|tr=kei4 ji6}}, {{t|yue|曖昧あいまい|tr= oi3 mui6}}
*: Hokkien: {{t|nan-hbl|歧義|tr=kî-gī}}, {{t|nan-hbl|曖昧あいまい|tr=ài-māi|}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|模かたぎ稜りょう兩りょう可か}}, {{t+|cmn|模かたぎ稜りょう两可|tr=móléng liǎngkě}}, {{t+|cmn|歧義|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|歧义|tr=qíyì|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|曖昧あいまい|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|暧昧|tr= àimèi|sc=Hani}}
*:Min Nan {{t|nan|歧義|sc=Hani}}, {{t|nan|歧义|tr=kî-gī|sc=Hani}}, {{t|nan|曖昧|sc=Hani}}, {{t|nan|暧昧|tr= ài-māi|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|模かたぎ稜りょう兩りょう可か|tr=móléng liǎngkě}}, {{t+|cmn|歧義よし|tr=qíyì}}, {{t+|cmn|曖昧あいまい|tr=àimèi}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|mnohoznačný|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|mnohoznačný|m}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|tvetydig}}, {{t+|da|flertydig}}, {{t|da|dobbelttydig}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|tvetydig}}, {{t+|da|flertydig}}, {{t|da|dobbelttydig}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|meerduidig}}, {{t+|nl|dubbelzinnig}}, {{t+|nl|ambigu}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|meerduidig}}, {{t+|nl|dubbelzinnig}}, {{t+|nl|ambigu}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|ambigua}}, {{t|eo|plursenca}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|ambigua}}, {{t|eo|plursenca}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|tulkinnanvarainen}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|moniselitteinen}}, {{t+|fi|monitulkintainen}}, {{t|fi|tulkinnanvarainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|ambigu}}
* French: {{t+|fr|ambigu}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|ambiguo}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|ambiguo}}
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*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ἀμφίβολος}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ἀμφίβολος}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|דו משמעי|m|tr=du mashmaí}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|דו משמעי|m|tr=du mashmaí}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|többértelmű}}, {{t+|hu|kétértelmű}}, {{t|hu|[[nem]] [[egyértelmű]]}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|többértelmű}}, {{t+|hu|kétértelmű}}, {{t|hu|[[nem]] [[egyértelmű]]}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|óskýr}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|óskýr}}
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* Indonesian: {{t+|id|rancu}}, {{t+|id|kabur}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|rancu}}, {{t+|id|kabur}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ambiguo|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ambiguo|m}}
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* Tagalog: {{t|tl|talohimig}}, {{t|tl|taluhimig}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|talohimig}}, {{t|tl|taluhimig}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|คลุมเครือ|tr=klum kreua}}, {{t+|th|กำกวม}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|คลุมเครือ|tr=klum kreua}}, {{t+|th|กำกวม}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|belirsiz}}, {{t+|tr|iki anlamlı}}, {{t+|tr| ikircil}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|belirsiz}}, {{t+|tr|iki anlamlı}}, {{t+|tr|ikircil}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|багатозначний}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|багатозначний}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|tối nghĩa}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|tối nghĩa}}
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* Welsh: {{t+|cy|amwys}}
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{{trans-top|vague and unclear}}
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|неясен}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+check|bg|неясен}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Danish: {{t+check|da|dunkel}}, {{t-check|da|forblommet}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ambigu}}
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* Dutch: {{t+check|nl|vaag}}, {{t+check|nl|onduidelijk}}, {{t+check|nl|ambigu}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Danish: {{t+|da|dunkel}}, {{t|da|forblommet}}
* Esperanto: {{t+check|eo|ambigua}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vaag}}, {{t+|nl|onduidelijk}}, {{t+|nl|ambigu}}
* Galician: {{t-check|gl|ambiguo}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|ambigua}}
* German: {{t+check|de|unklar}}, {{t+check|de|vage}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|epäselvä}}, {{t|fi|moniselitteinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|ambigu|m}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|ambiguo}}
* German: {{t+|de|unklar}}, {{t+|de|vage}}
* Greek:
* Greek:
*: Ancient Greek: {{t|grc|ἀμφίβολος}}
*: Ancient Greek: {{t-check|grc|ἀμφίβολος}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Hungarian: {{t+check|hu|félreérthető}}, {{t+check|hu|kétértelmű}}, {{t+check|hu|homályos}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Japanese: {{t+check|ja|曖昧あいまい|alt=曖昧あいまいな|tr=aimai na|sc=Jpan}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|félreérthető}}, {{t+|hu|kétértelmű}}, {{t+|hu|homályos}}
* Macedonian: {{t-check|mk|нејасен|m}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja|曖昧あいまい|alt=曖昧あいまいな|tr=aimai na|sc=Jpan}}
* Norwegian: {{t-check|no|vag}}, {{t+check|no|uklar}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|нејасен|m}}
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* Portuguese: {{t+check|pt|ambíguo}}, {{t+check|pt|dúbio}}, {{t+check|pt|vago}}, {{t+check|pt|indefinido}}, {{t+check|pt|impreciso}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Norwegian: {{t|no|vag}}, {{t+|no|uklar}}
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* Russian: {{t+check|ru|двусмысленный}}, {{t+check|ru|неясный}}, {{t+check|ru|неопределённый}}, {{t+check|ru|неоднозначный}}, {{t+check|ru|сомнительный}}, {{t+check|ru|путанный}}, {{t+check|ru|нечёткий}}, {{t+check|ru|противоречивый}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ambíguo}}, {{t+|pt|dúbio}}, {{t+|pt|vago}}, {{t+|pt|indefinido}}, {{t+|pt|impreciso}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+check|sh|nejasan|m}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|двусмысленный}}, {{t+|ru|неясный}}, {{t+|ru|неопределённый}}, {{t+|ru|неоднозначный}}, {{t+|ru|сомнительный}}, {{t+|ru|путанный}}, {{t+|ru|нечёткий}}, {{t+|ru|противоречивый}}
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* Swedish: {{t+check|sv|vag}}, {{t+check|sv|dunkel}}, {{t+check|sv|svävande}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|nejasan|m}}
* Tagalog: {{t-check|tl|talohimig}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Spanish: {{t+|es|ambiguo}}
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* Thai: {{t+check|th|คลุมเครือ}}, {{t+check|th|กำกวม}} <!-- Were under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
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* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vag}}, {{t+|sv|dunkel}}, {{t+|sv|svävande}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+check|vi|mơ hồ}} <!-- Was under non-surviving sense "vague and unclear" -->
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|talohimig}}
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* Thai: {{t+|th|คลุมเครือ}}, {{t+|th|กำกวม}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|mơ hồ}}
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 2 June 2024

English

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Etymology

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From Latin ambiguus (“moving from side to side, of doubtful nature”), from ambigere (“to go about, wander, doubt”), from ambi- (“around, about, on both sides”) + agere (“to drive, move”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ambiguous (comparative more ambiguous, superlative most ambiguous)

  1. Open to multiple interpretations.
    Synonyms: equivocal, unclear
    Antonyms: unambiguous, clear
    The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
  2. (obsolete, of a person) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
    • 1662, Thomas Salusbury, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is resolute....

Derived terms

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Translations

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