unambiguous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs/ UK /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having only one clear meaning; not open to doubt

The contract used unambiguous language to prevent disputes.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having only one clear... clear explicit unequivocal plain definite precise distinct

Opposites

ambiguous vague equivocal unclear

Word family

Derived forms unambiguouslyunambiguousness

Related forms ambiguous ambiguity ambivalent

Etymology

From un- ('not') + ambiguous, from Latin ambiguus ('uncertain, going both ways'), from ambigere ('to wander about, dispute'), from ambi- ('both, around') + agere ('to drive').

un- Old English ambiguus Latin agere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unambiguous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs/

## Meanings
1. having only one clear meaning; not open to doubt

## Examples
- The contract used unambiguous language to prevent disputes.

## Synonyms
- clear
- explicit
- unequivocal
- plain
- definite
- precise
- distinct

## Antonyms
- ambiguous
- vague
- equivocal
- unclear

## Derived Forms
- unambiguously
- unambiguousness

## Related Forms
- ambiguous
- ambiguity
- ambivalent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: ambiguus
- Root: agere

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + ambiguous, from Latin ambiguus ('uncertain, going both ways'), from ambigere ('to wander about, dispute'), from ambi- ('both, around') + agere ('to drive').

## AI Etymology
Unambiguous comes from un- ('not') + ambiguous, from Latin ambiguus ('uncertain, going both ways'), from ambigere ('to wander about, dispute'), from ambi- ('both, around') + agere ('to drive'). The historical trail runs through Old English un-, Latin ambiguus and Latin agere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means having only one clear meaning; not open to doubt. Derived formations include unambiguously, unambiguousness; related forms include ambiguous, ambiguity, ambivalent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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