vagueness

  • 121uncertainty — [un sʉrt′ ntē] n. [ME uncerteynte] 1. lack of certainty; doubt 2. pl. uncertainties something uncertain SYN. UNCERTAINTY ranges in implication from a mere lack of absolute sureness [uncertainty about a date of birth ] to such vagueness as to… …

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  • 122haziness — noun 1. vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined • Derivationally related forms: ↑hazy • Hypernyms: ↑vagueness 2. cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor • Syn: ↑mistiness, ↑steaminess, ↑ …

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  • 123ISAIAH — (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָה ,יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Salvation of YHWH ), one of the eight books (as the Rabbis and the Masorah count them) of the Nevi im, or Prophets, the second division of the Hebrew canon (see bible , Canon). INTRODUCTION Outside the Book of… …

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  • 124more or less — {adv. phr.} 1. Somewhat; rather; mostly; fairly. * /Earl made some mistakes on the test, but his answers were more or less right./ * /Ed is more or less intelligent./ * /Betty believes more or less in fairies./ Compare: IN A WAY. 2. About;… …

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  • 125more or less — {adv. phr.} 1. Somewhat; rather; mostly; fairly. * /Earl made some mistakes on the test, but his answers were more or less right./ * /Ed is more or less intelligent./ * /Betty believes more or less in fairies./ Compare: IN A WAY. 2. About;… …

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  • 126evasiveness — e*va siv*eness ([ e]*v[=a] s[i^]v*n[e^]s), n. Deliberate vagueness or ambiguity; failing to answer a question while trying to seem as though one is answering. Syn: equivocation. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 127Haze — (h[=a]z), n. [Cf. Icel. h[ o]ss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. a[ e]zen, [ e]zen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.] 1. Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of… …

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  • 128Imperspicuity — Im*per spi*cu i*ty, n. Lack of perspicuity or clearness; vagueness; ambiguity. [1913 Webster] …

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