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nounThe state of being equivocal; ambiguity
More synonyms by meaning
noununclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
- Old Latinaiquos
- Latinaequus
- Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wokʷ-
- Latinvocō
- Late Latinaequivocus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishequivocal
- Englishequivocalness
From equivocal + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
equivocalness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equivocalness
“equivocalness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equivocalness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equivocalness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equivocalness.
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