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ambiguity

/ˌæmbɪɡjˈuʌti/noun5 syllables

Ambiguity means: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning.

Synonyms for ambiguity1

noun, as in unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

equivocalness

Opposites of ambiguity

unambiguity

What does ambiguity mean?2

noun

1

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

2

an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ambiguity?3

four syllables

five syllables

continuityingenuity
Show 19 near rhymes
communityopportunitycommunitiesopportunitiesunityjewelrypresumablybeautifullyimmunityscrutinybrutallyjubileemutinytruthfullysuitablyeulogyfluencystupidlycrucially

Ambiguity in a sentence

  • In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.hecko2
  • There is just so much beauty in ambiguity!FeuDRenais2
  • Lucy was surprised at the ambiguity of his language.Hybrid
  • The translation doesn't have the ambiguity of the original sentence.maaster
  • I strive for clarity but sometimes get stuck in ambiguity.Nuel
  • I don't want any ambiguity in our relationship.Nuel
  • Some young Koreans express more sexual ambiguity in their music videos.nonong
  • Some young Koreans express more sexual ambiguity in their avant-garde clothing.nonong

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of ambiguity

as a noun

plural
ambiguities