as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the opaqueness of the narrative will not bother readers more interested in complex characters than in a gripping yarn
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Noun
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Young people lack experience with the awkward pauses of conversation, the ambiguity of social cues, and the grit required to make up with a hurt or angry friend.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025 -
Poker Face has played fast and loose with how Charlie’s gift actually works, an intentional ambiguity that only gets more complicated with the reveal that actually, yeah, Charlie can be lied to.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
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Members of the European Parliament have accused environmental NGOs of corruption, opacity, and working against EU objectives, values, and interests.—
SARAH BUSH,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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Meanwhile, a fresh proposal would obligate sponsor banks to keep end-user balances at individual account level, eliminating the opacity that helped Synapse blow up.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Opaqueness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opaqueness. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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