indefiniteness

noun

as in vagueness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefiniteness
  1. vagueness
  2. uncertainty
  3. dimness
  4. haziness
  5. fuzziness
  6. faintness
  7. cloudiness
  8. mystery
Noun
  • The vagueness of Carr’s post may be useful for his and Trump’s ongoing battle against the news media.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The council member then upbraided the SpaceX representative for the vagueness of some of her replies.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • Public investment sustains that work through years of uncertainty.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • It should be built to help identify which evidence is credible; to generate the strongest competing explanations; to distinguish facts from inference and prediction; and to make uncertainty visible rather than manufacture precision.
    — Keren Yarhi-Milo, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • One acrylic piece plus one strip of 12 percent NDF knocked the display back to just about the perfect dimness, comparable to my existing cheap bedside clock.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • Both panels are wrapped by thin bezels and get up to 3500 nits of brightness, but only the Pro screen can drop to 1 nit of dimness (which is easier on the eyes for use in a dark room).
    — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Definition of dimness
Noun
  • The haziness surrounding press strategy comes as the White House continues to spar with the media, threatening legal action against Politico over its reporting on chief of staff Susie Wiles.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That haziness gets more distorted on the title track, which hits its apex with siren-like oscillations.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of haziness
Noun
  • The shock and surprise, and all the tactile fuzziness of it, distracted from whatever was lacking in a fulfilling happy ending.
    — Andrew Buss, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Contrast was less impressive, with a little bit of fuzziness on deep black areas, but on the whole this is an impressive set for the price.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fuzziness
Noun
  • But did the faintness of the line mean my case wasn’t serious?
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The challenge, of course, is their faintness.
    — Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of faintness
Noun
  • Variable cloudiness with a thunderstorm around in the afternoon.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Buyers who don’t care about cloudiness are gravitating to the cheaper bullet tier where the Frigidaire, Igloo and Magic Chef models sit.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cloudiness
Noun
  • Twisted Teens’ most compelling quality might be the fact that their obvious reverence for rock’n’roll history still leaves plenty of room for mystery, and the intrigue deepens on The Holy Cross Tigers, the group’s third full-length of 2026.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Gone are the mystery boxes Menabóh started out with back in 2021, which peddled upcycled fashion alongside vintage pieces and unsold garments from other brands.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of mystery
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