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单词 equivocalness
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equivocalnessn.

Etymology: formed as equivocal adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: eˈquivocalness.
The quality or condition of being equivocal.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun]
ambiguitya1325
doublenessa1513
ambiguousness1542
double meaning1551
indifferency1596
equivocacy1646
equivocalness1647
ambilogy1656
greyness1663
mealy-mouthedness1697
amphilogy1731
equivocality1735
grey1822
double-edgedness1901
ambivalence1912
ambivalency1912
1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes vi. 131 This is a mistake, arising from the equivocalnesse of the word.
1724 D. Waterland Crit. Hist. Athanasian Creed 122 The equivocalness of the title gave a handle to those that came after to understand it of a form of faith composed by Athanasius.
1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal I. i. iv. 23 The equivocalness of my character.
1878 F. Taylor in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 19 This method of writing merely substitutes a greater equivocalness for a less.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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