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单词 vagueness
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vagueness


vague

V0006500 (vāg)adj. vagu·er, vagu·est 1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit. See Synonyms at ambiguous.2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly: "Most of us are quite vague about the theoretical underpinnings of the medical theories that guide our doctors" (Kwame Anthony Appiah).3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct: saw a vague outline of a building through the fog.4. Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy: a vague uneasiness.
[French, from Old French, wandering, from Latin vagus.]
vague′ly adv.vague′ness n.

Vagueness

 
  1. (The image) blurred … like something familiar seen beneath disturbed though clear water —William Faulkner
  2. (The consonants) blur together like ink on a wet page —Sue Grafton
  3. Clear as mud —Richard Harris Barham

    This typifies the quick, humorous similes that were most often imported by New Englanders to add color to American speech.

  4. Obscure as a bureaucrat’s memorandum —Anon
  5. Obscure as modesty —Sidney Lanier
  6. (Eye … ) opaque as a muddy pool —F. Scott Fitzgerald
  7. Opaque as a milk-glass bowl —Linda West Eckhardt
Thesaurus
Noun1.vagueness - unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning; "the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"; "these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey"unclearness - incomprehensibility as a result of not being clearhaziness - vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined
2.vagueness - indistinctness of shape or character; "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

vagueness

noun1. impreciseness, ambiguity, obscurity, looseness, inexactitude, woolliness, undecidedness, lack of preciseness the vagueness of the language used in the text
impreciseness precision, clarity, exactness, definition, obviousness, clearness, preciseness
2. absent-mindedness, abstraction, forgetfulness, confusion, inattention, disorganization, giddiness, dreaminess, befuddlement, empty-headedness her deliberately affected vagueness

vagueness

nounThe quality or state of being ambiguous:ambiguity, ambiguousness, cloudiness, equivocalness, indefiniteness, nebulousness, obscureness, obscurity, uncertainty, unclearness.
Translations
含糊暧昧

vague

(veig) adjective1. not clear, distinct or definite. Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works. 模糊的 模糊的2. (of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful. He is always very vague when making arrangements. 模糊,含糊 含糊的ˈvagueness noun 含糊,曖昧 含糊,暧昧 ˈvaguely adverb1. in a vague manner. I remember him very vaguely. 隱約地 隐约地2. slightly. She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy. 稍微地 有点,稍微地
IdiomsSeevague

Vagueness


Related to Vagueness: Vagueness doctrine

VAGUENESS. Uncertainty.
2. Certainty is required in contracts, wills, pleadings, judgments, and indeed in all the acts on which courts have to give a judgment, and if they be vague, so as not to be understood, they are in general invalid. 5 B. & C. 583; 1 Russ. & M. 116 1 Ch. Pract. 123. A charge of "frequent intemperance" and "habitual indolence" are vague and too general. 2 Mart. Lo. Rep. N. S. 530. See Certainty; Nonsense; Uncertainty.

vagueness


Related to vagueness: Vagueness doctrine
  • noun

Synonyms for vagueness

noun impreciseness

Synonyms

  • impreciseness
  • ambiguity
  • obscurity
  • looseness
  • inexactitude
  • woolliness
  • undecidedness
  • lack of preciseness

Antonyms

  • precision
  • clarity
  • exactness
  • definition
  • obviousness
  • clearness
  • preciseness

noun absent-mindedness

Synonyms

  • absent-mindedness
  • abstraction
  • forgetfulness
  • confusion
  • inattention
  • disorganization
  • giddiness
  • dreaminess
  • befuddlement
  • empty-headedness

Synonyms for vagueness

noun the quality or state of being ambiguous

Synonyms

  • ambiguity
  • ambiguousness
  • cloudiness
  • equivocalness
  • indefiniteness
  • nebulousness
  • obscureness
  • obscurity
  • uncertainty
  • unclearness

Words related to vagueness

noun unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning

Related Words

  • unclearness
  • haziness

noun indistinctness of shape or character

Related Words

  • blurriness
  • fuzziness
  • indistinctness
  • fogginess
  • softness
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