noun (plural ambiguities)
1 [U] the state of having more than one possible meaning:
Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity. * A lot of humour depends on ambiguity.
2 [C] a word or statement that can be understood in more than one way:
There were several inconsistencies and ambiguities in her speech.
3 [C,U] the state of being difficult to understand or explain because of involving many different aspects:
You must understand the ambiguity of my position.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of ambiguity come from?
This entry for ambiguity is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does ambiguity appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — ambiguity appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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