equivocality

noun

Definition of equivocalitynext
as in ambiguity

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  1. ambiguity
  2. vagueness
  3. murkiness
  4. unintelligibility
Noun
  • Building an international band that includes Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O’Rourke, and a whistler, the Australian guitarist shapes longform spells of emotional and musical ambiguity.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • These are precisely the capacities organizations rely on when employees are being asked to learn new systems, reconsider priorities, navigate ambiguity and make decisions in unfamiliar circumstances.
    — Shahrzad Jalali, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • Word-of-mouth dies from vagueness more often than from distrust.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What erodes trust is vagueness, backtracking and the sense that someone is managing you rather than leveling with you.
    — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the legal murkiness, Pratte urges people to talk to an attorney before foregoing registration.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of murkiness
Noun
  • Breen’s films are a curious blend of unintelligibility and over-explication.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of unintelligibility
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