ambiguousness

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noun

The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity

OriginEnglish ambiguous ← Latin ambiguu ← Proto-Italic *agō →
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Meanings

nounambiguousness (usually uncountable, plural ambiguousnesses)

plural ambiguousnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ambiguityvagueness

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  4. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  5. Latinambi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Latinambig(ō)
  11. Latinambiguu
  12. Englishambiguous
  13. Englishambiguousness

From ambiguous + -ness.

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APA

ambiguousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiguousness

MLA

“ambiguousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiguousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambiguousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiguousness.

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