2007-08-28 06:12:43 · 1 answers · asked by B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Open to more than one interpretation.
2007-08-28 06:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What Does Ambiguous Mean
2016-09-29 12:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
am·big·u·ous /æmˈbɪgyuəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[am-big-yoo-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
2. Linguistics. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more structural descriptions, as the sequence Flying planes can be dangerous.
3. of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character.
4. lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct: an ambiguous shape; an ambiguous future.
2007-08-28 06:18:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ambiguous:
1. (of language) having more than one meaning
2. not clear or decided
2007-08-28 06:22:41 · answer #4 · answered by gita n 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
2. Linguistics. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more structural descriptions, as the sequence Flying planes can be dangerous.
3. of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character.
4. lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct: an ambiguous shape; an ambiguous future.
2007-08-28 06:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by cat 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It means that whatever is ambiguous can have more than one meaning and it's not clear which one is intended.
For example if you said 'Tom gave his four sons $20.' then does that mean he gave them $20 each or $20 between them? You see, the sentence is ambiguous and lacks clarity.
2007-08-28 06:22:56 · answer #6 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambiguous
2007-08-28 06:20:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A word , phrase, sentence, etc.,that is subject to more than one interpretation. (Ambidextrous means one who is both left and right-handed.)
2007-08-28 06:20:24 · answer #8 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋