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Ambiguous

  • 1 ambiguous

    [æm'biɡjuəs]
    (having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) διφορούμενος
    - ambiguity

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  • 2 Ambiguous

    adj.
    P. ἀμφίβολος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος, διχόμυθος.
    Not clear: P. and V. ἀσαφής, ἄδηλος, V. ἄσημος, ἀξύμβλητος, αἰολόστομος, αἰνικτός, δυστέκμαρτος, δύσκριτος; see Obscure.

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  • 3 ambiguous

    διφορούμενος

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  • 4 Dark

    adj.
    Of skin: P. μέλας (Dem. 537), μελάγχρως, V. ἐρεμνός, κελαινός, μελάγχιμος.
    Of colour generally: P. and V. μέλας, V. μελάγχιμος, κελαινός, ἐρεμνός.
    Grey: P. φαιός (Plat.), ὄρφνινος (Plat.); see Black.
    Without light: P. and V. σκοτεινός, P. σκοτώδης, V. ἀμαυρός, λυγαῖος, κνεφαῖος, ὀρφναῖος, δνοφώδης, ἀνήλιος, ἀφεγγής, ἀναύγητος.
    In shadow: P. ἐπίσκιος (Plat.).
    It grows dark, v.: P. συσκοτάζει.
    met., obscure, hard to understand, adj.: P. and V. ἀσαφής, ἄδηλος, αἰνιγματώδης, V. δυσμαθής, ἄσημος, ἀξύμβλητος, ἄσκοπος, αἰολόστομος, ἐπάργεμος, δυστόπαστος, δυστέκμαρτος, δυσεύρετος, ψελλός, αἰνικτός; see Obscure, Ambiguous.
    Secret: P. and V. κρυπτός, λαθραῖος, ἀφανής, κρυφαῖος, V. κρύφιος.
    Keep in the dark, v.: P. and V. κρύπτειν (acc.), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (acc.); see under Keep.
    Keep dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν, Ar. and P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (acc.).
    Of looks: see Gloomy.
    ——————
    subs.
    P. and V. σκότος, ὁ or τό; see Darkness.
    March in the dark: P. σκοταῖος προσέρχεσθαι (Xen.).
    He appeared in the dark: Ar. ἀνέφανη κνεφαῖος (Vesp. 124).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dark

  • 5 Doubtful

    adj.
    Disputed: P. ἀμφισβητήσιμος.
    Ambiguous: P. ἀμφίβολος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος, διχόμυθος.
    Not clear: P. and V. ἀσαφής, ἄδηλος, δύσκριτος, ἀφανής.
    Inconclusive: P. ἄκριτος.
    A doubtful victory: P. νίκη ἀμφιδήριτος, ἡ.
    A doubtful battle: P. μάχη ἀγχώμαλος, ἡ, P. and V. μάχη ἰσόρροπος, ἡ, ἀγὼν ἰσόρροπος, ὁ.
    Undecided ( of a person): V. ἀμφίβουλος, δίφροντις.
    Wavering: P. and V. ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.).
    Hesitating: P. ὀκνηρός.
    Suspected: P. and V. ὕποπτος.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Doubtful

  • 6 Dubious

    adj.
    Not clear: P. and V. ἀσαφής, ἀφανής, ἄδηλος, δύσκριτος.
    Disputed: P. ἀμφισβητήσιμος.
    Ambiguous: P. ἀμφίβολος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος, διχόμυθος.
    Inconclusive: P. ἄκριτος.
    Undecided ( of persons): V. ἀμφίβουλος, δίφροντις.
    Wavering: P. and V. ἄπορος.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dubious

  • 7 Evasive

    adj.
    Not clear: P. and V. ἀσαφής.
    Obscure: V. δυσμαθής, ἄσημος, ἀξύμβλητος, δυστόπαστος, ἄσκοπος.
    Ambiguous: P. ἀμφίβολος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος, διχόμυθος.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Evasive

  • 8 Uncertain

    adj.
    Doubtful, ambiguous: P. ἀμφίβολος, ἀμφισβητήσιμος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος, διχόμυθος.
    Hesitating: P. ὀκνηρός, P. and V. ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.), V. ἀμφίβουλος, δίφροντις.
    Be uncertain, v.: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν, ἀμηχανεῖν.
    Not clear: P. and V. ἀσαφής, ἄδηλος, ἀφανής, δύσκριτος.
    Inconclusive: P. ἄκριτος.
    Unstable: Ar. and P. ἀστάθμητος, P. and V. ἄπιστος; see Fickle.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Uncertain

  • 9 Undecided

    adj.
    Hesitating: P. and V. ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.), P. ὀκνηρός, V. ἀμφίβουλος, δίφροντις.
    Be undecided, v.: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν, ἀμηχανεῖν (rare P.).
    Inconclusive: P. ἄκριτος.
    Not clear: P. and V. ἀσαφής, ἀφανής, ἄδηλος, δύσκριτος.
    Ambiguous: P. ἀμφίβολος, ἀμφισβητήσιμος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος, διχόμυθος.
    Untried ( of a case at law): P. ἄκριτος.
    Doubtful in result ( of a battle): P. (μάχη) ἀγχώμαλος, ἡ, P. and V. (μάχη) ἰσόρροπος, ἡ (ἀγών) ἰσόρροπος, ὁ.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Undecided

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  • ambiguous — I adjective abstruse, ambiguus, ambivalent, confused, difficult to comprehend, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, having a double meaning, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, lacking clearness, not clear, not plain, obscure, open to various… …   Law dictionary

  • Ambiguous — Am*big u*ous, a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to wander about, waver; amb + agere to drive.] Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ambiguous — UK US /æmˈbɪgjuəs/ adjective ► having more than one possible meaning, and therefore likely to cause confusion: »Many companies are appealing against the ruling, because the wording is ambiguous …   Financial and business terms

  • ambiguous — (adj.) 1520s, from L. ambiguus having double meaning, shifting, changeable, doubtful, adjective derived from ambigere to dispute about, lit. to wander, from ambi about (see AMBI (Cf. ambi )) + agere drive, lead, act (see ACT (Cf. act)). Sir… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ambiguous — equivocal, cryptic, enigmatic, vague, *obscure, dark Analogous words: dubious, *doubtful, questionable Antonyms: explicit Contrasted words: lucid, perspicuous, *clear: express, definite, specific, categorical (see EXPLICIT) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ambiguous — [adj] having more than one meaning clear as dishwater*, cryptic, doubtful, dubious, enigmatic, enigmatical, equivocal, inconclusive, indefinite, indeterminate, inexplicit, muddy, obscure, opaque, puzzling, questionable, tenebrous, uncertain,… …   New thesaurus

  • ambiguous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of language) having more than one meaning. 2) not clear or decided. DERIVATIVES ambiguously adverb. ORIGIN Latin ambiguus doubtful …   English terms dictionary

  • ambiguous — [am big′yo͞o əs] adj. [L ambiguus < ambigere, to wander < ambi , about, around + agere, to do, ACT1] 1. having two or more possible meanings 2. not clear; indefinite; vague SYN. OBSCURE ambiguously adv. ambiguousness n …   English World dictionary

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  • ambiguous — ambiguously, adv. ambiguousness, n. /am big yooh euhs/, adj. 1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer. 2. Ling. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more… …   Universalium

  • ambiguous — am•big•u•ous [[t]æmˈbɪg yu əs[/t]] adj. 1) cv open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations: an ambiguous answer[/ex] 2) difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character[/ex] 3) lacking clearness… …   From formal English to slang

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