Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having or exhibiting no ambiguity or uncertainty; clear.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not ambiguous; not of doubtful meaning; plain; perspicuous; clear; certain.

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  • adjective clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
  • adjective having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning

Etymologies

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un- +‎ ambiguous

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Examples

  • House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, who is Catholic, said during a floor speech yesterday he will work to overturn what he called an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country."

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

  • The building trades asserted its position in unambiguous terms, and all San Francisco was in turmoil.

    Chapter VII 2010

  • As a work of prescriptive literature, Spiritual Midwifery framed the choice in unambiguous terms, quoting one Farm "lady" as saying that she found feminist demands for access to male-dominated careers incomprehensible, since, in her experience, breastfeeding her baby was "heavier than being a corporation president."

    Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 1965–83 2007

  • As it is, he graciously apologized and I failed at acknowledging that apology in unambiguous terms.

    Apologies : Kenneth Goldsmith : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

  • Weiss's performance video was unambiguous from a moral point of view.

    GreenCine Daily: Miami Dispatch. 2006

  • The building trades asserted its position in unambiguous terms, and all San Francisco was in turmoil.

    Chapter VII 1910

  • Ashoke says that these come from the AdS interior, making his favorite term unambiguous in the limit.

    The Reference Frame 2010

  • 3. They use all this information to help create a relationship that fits both their needs and styles and that is characterized by unambiguous mutual expectations.

    Power and Influence John P. Kotter 1985

  • 3. They use all this information to help create a relationship that fits both their needs and styles and that is characterized by unambiguous mutual expectations.

    Power and Influence John P. Kotter 1985

  • 3. They use all this information to help create a relationship that fits both their needs and styles and that is characterized by unambiguous mutual expectations.

    Power and Influence John P. Kotter 1985

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