Ambiguous word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "ambiguous" word

[adjective] having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] (psychology) having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"

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\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}.

Synonyms for ambiguous

ambivalent, double, double-barreled, double-barrelled, double-edged, enigmatic, evasive, forked, indeterminate, left-handed, multivalent, multi-valued, oracular, polysemantic, polysemous, uncertain, unstructured

Antonyms: unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal

See also: ambiguous | equivocal | unclear |

Related terms: ambivalent, amphibological, complex, enigmatical, equivocatory, fickle, foggy, incognizable, indeterminate, irresolute, mingled, mixed, obscure, oracular, self-contradictory, tenebrous, thrown together, uncertain, unintelligible, unprovable, varied, whimsical

The fun area, different aproach to word »ambiguous«

Let's analyse "ambiguous" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Four syllables and Five vowels. 55.6% of vowels is 17% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUOUGIBMA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- -- -... .. --. ..- --- ..- ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: ambiguous: 1 + 9 + 3 + 6 + 3 = 22, reduced: 22 . and the final result is Twenty-Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: ambiguous: 1 + 4 + 2 + 9 + 7 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (2)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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