Look up: Ambiguity


  1. Ambiguity
    William Empson defined ambiguity as: 'any verbal nuance, however slight, which gives room for alternative reactions to the same piece of language'. Although ambiguity is not desirable in prose, in poetry it can sometimes add extra layers of meaning. Figurative language - such as metaphors - often cr...
    Found op http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of_poetic_terms.htm

  2. ambiguity
    [n] - an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context 2. [n] - unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=ambiguity

  3. Ambiguity
    This means 'more than one possible meaning'. The rules of grammar exist to allow a structure of words to be created that has a single meaning, i.e. to be unambiguous. Here is an ungrammatical sentence that was an actual warning notice at the bottom of an escalator: 'Dogs must be carried on the escal...
    Found op http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/grammar/main_files/definitionsa-m.htm

  4. Ambiguity
    The use of language that is vague, or ambiguous. Language that is ambiguous is also abstract (as opposed to specific).
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20781

  5. Ambiguity
    a phrase or statement which has more than one possible interpretation. This sometimes arises from unclear grammatical relationships. For example, in the phrase: 'police shot man with knife', it is not specified whether the man had the knife or the police used the knife to shoot the man. Both interp...
    Found op http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/literacy/63285/nls_fw

  6. Ambiguity
    Am`bi·gu'i·ty noun ; plural Ambiguities [ Latin ambiguitas , from ambiguus : confer French ambiguité .] The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of l...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/67

  7. ambiguity
    Origin: L. Ambiguitas, fr. Ambiguus: cf. F. Ambiguite. ... The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. 'No shadow of ambiguity can rest up...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?ambiguity

  8. ambiguity
    noun an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ambiguity

  9. ambiguity
    equivocalness noun unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ambiguity

  10. Ambiguity
    • (n.) The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/ambiguity/

  11. ambiguity
    use of words that allow alternative interpretations. In factual, explanatory prose, ambiguity is considered an error in reasoning or diction; in ... [6 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/57



  1. ambiguity
    ambiguity 1. A situation in which something can be understood in more than one way and it is not clear which meaning is intended. 2. An expression or statement that has more than one meaning. 3. Causing uncertainty or confusion.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1102/

  2. Ambiguity
    [album] Ambiguity is the third album by German metal band Brainstorm; released in 2000 this was the first with Andy B. Franck on vocals. ==Track listing== All songs written & arranged by Brainstorm. All lyrics by Andy B. Franck. Bonus track: ==Credits== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguity_(album)

  3. ambiguity
    Type: Term Pronunciation: am′bi-gyū′ĭ-tē Definitions: 1. Condition of being ambiguous; uncertainty.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=2658

  4. Ambiguity
    Ambiguity of information, in words, pictures, or other media, is the ability to express more than one interpretation. It is generally contrasted with vagueness, in that specific and distinct interpretations are permitted (although some may not be immediately apparent), whereas with information that...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguity

  5. ambiguity
    a statement with two or more meanings that may seem to exclude one another in the context. Grammatical ambiguity (amphibologia) occurs where a word has two or more possible word classes. For example, in 'BILL POSTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED,' the words 'BILL POSTERS' could be either adjective and common ...
    Found op http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/terminology.cfm#acatalectic

  6. ambiguity
    Device which is used deliberately by an author: a word or phrase which may have two or more relevant meanings. 'We call it ambiguous ... when we recognise that there could be a puzzle as to what the author meant, in that alternate views might be taken without sheer misreading ...' (William Empson)
    Found op http://www.menrath-online.de/glossaryengl.html

  7. Ambiguity
    When an expression has been used in an instrument of writing which may be understood in more than one sense, it is said there is an ambiguity.
    Found op http://www.lectlaw.com/def/a188.htm

  8. Ambiguity
    n. a criminal law procedure which involves the calling of the defendant to the court, after charges are filed against him. It consists of three parts, viz, 1.) he is called upon by the court and his identity is established, 2.) the whole indicment is read, so as to enable him fully understand the na...
    Found op http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/ambiguity.htm

  9. ambiguity
    The possibility of more than one interpretation of a spoken or written expression. Ambiguity is used as a device in poetry when the writer wants to stimulate the reader's imagination and allow them to come to a personal view of what the poem means to them
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0038658.html

  10. Ambiguity
    [law] Ambiguity, in law, is of two kinds, patent and latent. Patent ambiguity is that ambiguity which is apparent on the face of an instrument to any one perusing it, even if he be unacquainted with the circumstances of the parties. In the case of a patent ambiguity parol evidence is admissi...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguity_(law)

  11. ambiguity
    1) Expression 2) Locution 3) Saying
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/ambiguity/1

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