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Ambiguous - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ambiguous : adj
1: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature
or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an
equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and
equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female
candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior
increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an
equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an
embarrassing question" [syn: equivocal] [ant: unequivocal]
2: having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words";
"frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were
unable to assemble the toy" [ant: unambiguous]
3: having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in
conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no
frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ambiguous : \Am*big"u*ous\, a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to
wander about, waver; amb- _ agere to drive.]
Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to
signification; capable of being understood in either of two
or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course;
an ambiguous expression.
What have been thy answers? What but dark, Ambiguous,
and with double sense deluding? --Milton.
Syn: Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct;
indeterminate; indefinite. See Equivocal.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Ambiguous |
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lauram68: @mint910 I really liked it. But the ending was fairly Ambiguous, however, being a Roman Catholic, he was guilty:) |
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gabehoggarth: RT @rfleroy: Seattle, come to @KristosEastlake tonight for my Ambiguous Holiday Round-up Drink-A-Thon Spectacular! Free mustache rides! |
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LoneWolf907: When scientific theories are backed up by faulty, Ambiguous, or manipulated data, you can't trust the conclusions, pro or con. |
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