unambiguity

un·am·bi·gu·i·ty
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/ˌʌn.æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti//ˌʌn.æm.bəˈɡjuː.ə.ti/

noun

The quality of being unambiguous.

Opposite
Scrabble 19

Meanings

noununambiguity (usually uncountable, plural unambiguities)

plural unambiguities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being unambiguous.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

nounclarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  11. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  12. Latinambi-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  15. Proto-Italic*agō
  16. Latinagō
  17. Latinambig(ō)
  18. Latinambiguus
  19. Latinambiguitās
  20. Old Frenchambiguite
  21. Middle Englishambiguite
  22. Englishambiguity
  23. Englishunambiguity

From un- + ambiguity.

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Translations

Czech jednoznačnost
  • jednoznačnostthe quality of being unambiguous
German Unzweideutigkeit, Eindeutigkeit
  • Unzweideutigkeitthe quality of being unambiguous
  • Eindeutigkeitthe quality of being unambiguous
Hungarian egyértelműség
  • egyértelműségthe quality of being unambiguous
Portuguese inambiguidade
  • inambiguidadethe quality of being unambiguous

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

unambiguity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unambiguity

MLA

“unambiguity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unambiguity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unambiguity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unambiguity.

Source: unambiguity on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.