ambiguity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The quality of having more than one possible meaning; lack of clarity.

   His speech was made with such ambiguity that no one was sure where he stood.

2. 2
   noun

   A word or statement that can be understood in more than one way.

   The contract contained several ambiguities that the lawyers had to resolve.

From Middle English ambiguite, from Old French ambiguite (French ambiguïté), from Latin ambiguitas, equivalent to ambiguous + -ity.

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