equivocality

noun

Definition of equivocalitynext
as in ambiguity

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  1. ambiguity
  2. vagueness
  3. murkiness
  4. unintelligibility
Noun
  • There are opportunities for ambiguity about exactly where something was sourced from.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Chan is rarely literal when discussing his work, preferring poetic ambiguity over direct explanation.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • The vagueness of the framework’s language could leave room for dispute, however, according to Johnson.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • This vagueness risks allowing both AI developers and therapists to evade responsibility if harmful advice is given.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • The murkiness of the injury bled into free agency and Christensen’s Carolina future remains unsettled, despite the team’s unproven depth options on the line, particularly at guard.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • As Raul grapples with telling the story of Elsa’s life, he’s confronted by the murkiness of borrowing from real people for the purposes of fiction.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Definition of murkiness
Noun
  • Patches of unintelligibility are nothing new in Pynchon, but usually a coherent world view gleams upward from the murk.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of unintelligibility
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