Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being vague, indefinite, unsettled, or uncertain; ambiguousness; indistinctness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being vague.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The condition of being
unclear ;vague . - noun countable Something which is
vague , or aninstance orexample of vagueness.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun indistinctness of shape or character
- noun unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
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Examples
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Seriously, maybe the vagueness is an intentional tactical ambiguity designed to scare private capital into putting more private money into the system and loosening up.
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Seriously, maybe the vagueness is an intentional tactical ambiguity designed to scare private capital into putting more private money into the system and loosening up.
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In the interest of eventually achieving an integrated Army he was willing to settle for less than immediate and total integration, but nevertheless he attacked the board for what he called the vagueness of its recommendations.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 Morris J. MacGregor
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This kind of vagueness is the kind of reporting that misleads people.
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Thus, the generalized statement about the Mexican "vagueness" is often heard among foreigners residing in Mexico.
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Thus, the generalized statement about the Mexican "vagueness" is often heard among foreigners residing in Mexico.
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The vagueness is a new aspect confronting us because of rapid technological change.
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The vagueness is a new aspect confronting us because of rapid technological change.
Information Literacy 2010
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The vagueness is a new aspect confronting us because of rapid technological change.
Blogs 2010
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The vagueness is a new aspect confronting us because of rapid technological change.
Library 2.0 2010
bilby commented on the word vagueness
What happens in vagueness sort of stays in vagueness. I suppose.
June 21, 2011