English-Thai Dictionary

ambiguity

N ข้อ ความกำกวม  ข้อ ความคลุมเครือ  kho-khwam-kam-kuam

 

ambiguity

N ความกำกวม  ความ เคลือบคลุม  ความ น่าสงสัย  การ ตีความหมาย ได้ หลายอย่าง  vagueness incertitude double meaning khwam-kam-kuam

 

ambiguous

ADJ ที่ กำกวม  ที่ ตีความหมาย ได้ มากกว่า หนึ่ง  ti-khwam-kam-kuam

 

ambiguous

ADJ ที่ ไม่ชัด เจน  เคลือบคลุม  คลุมเครือ  ไม่ กระจ่าง  obscure vague clear explicit ti-mai-chad-jen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMBIGU

n.An entertainment or feast, consisting of a medley of dishes.

 

AMBIGUITY

n.[L. ambiguitas, from ambigo.] Doubtfulness or uncertainty of signification, from a word's being susceptible of different meanings; double meaning.
Words should be used which admit of no ambiguity.

 

AMBIGUOUS

a.[L. ambiguus.] Having two or more meanings; doubtful; being of uncertain signification; susceptible of different interpretations; hence, obscure. It is applied to words and expressions; not to a dubious state of mind, though it may be to a person using words of doubtful signification.
The ancient oracles were ambiguous, as were their answers.

 

AMBIGUOUSLY

adv. In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.

 

AMBIGUOUSNESS

n.The quality of being ambiguous; uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; and hence, obscurity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMBIGU

Am "bi *gu, n. Etym: [F., fr. ambigu doubtful, L. ambiquus. See Ambiguous. ]

 

Defn: An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time.

 

AMBIGUITY

Am `bi *gu "i *ty, n.; pl. Ambiguities. Etym: [L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguité.]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. I. Taylor. The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. South.

 

AMBIGUOUS

Am *big "u *ous, a. Etym: [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to wander about, waver; amb- + agere to drive. ]

 

Defn: Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression. What have been thy answers What but dark, Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding Milton.

 

Syn. -- Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct; indeterminate; indefinite. See Equivocal.

 

AMBIGUOUSLY

AMBIGUOUSLY Am *big "u *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.

 

AMBIGUOUSNESS

AMBIGUOUSNESS Am *big "u *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: Ambiguity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ambiguity

am bi gu i ty |ˌambiˈgyo͞o -itē æmbɪˈɡjuːəti | ▶noun ( pl. ambiguities ) uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language: we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act | ambiguities in such questions are potentially very dangerous. • a lack of decisiveness or commitment resulting from a failure to make a choice between alternatives: the film is fraught with moral ambiguity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ambiguite or Latin ambiguitas, from ambiguus ‘doubtful ’ (see ambiguous ).

 

ambiguous

am big u ous |amˈbigyo͞oəs æmˈbɪɡjuəs | ▶adjective (of language ) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning: the question is rather ambiguous | ambiguous phrases. • unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made: this whole society is morally ambiguous | the election result was ambiguous. DERIVATIVES am big u ous ly adverb, am big u ous ness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘indistinct, obscure ’): from Latin ambiguus ‘doubtful ’ (from ambigere ‘waver, go around, ’ from ambi- ‘both ways ’ + agere ‘to drive ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ambiguity

ambiguity |ambɪˈgjuːɪti | ▶noun ( pl. ambiguities ) [ mass noun ] the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness: we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act | [ count noun ] : ambiguities in such questions are potentially very dangerous. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ambiguite or Latin ambiguitas, from ambiguus ‘doubtful ’ (see ambiguous ).

 

ambiguous

ambiguous |amˈbɪgjʊəs | ▶adjective open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning: ambiguous phrases. • not clear or decided: the election result was ambiguous. DERIVATIVES ambiguously adverb, ambiguousness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘indistinct, obscure ’): from Latin ambiguus ‘doubtful ’ (from ambigere ‘waver, go around ’, from ambi- ‘both ways ’ + agere ‘to drive ’) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ambiguity

ambiguity noun the ambiguity of the rule made it impossible to follow: vagueness, obscurity, abstruseness, doubtfulness, uncertainty; formal dubiety; ambivalence, equivocation, double meaning.

 

ambiguous

ambiguous adjective an ambiguous explanation: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate /argument, arguable, debatable; obscure, unclear, imprecise, vague, abstruse, doubtful, dubious, uncertain. ANTONYMS clear.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ambiguity

ambiguity noun the plot revolves around the ambiguity in the title: ambivalence, equivocation; obscurity, vagueness, abstruseness, doubtfulness, uncertainty; puzzle, enigma; archaic equivocacy; rare dubiety; (ambiguities ) doublespeak, double-talk. ANTONYMS unambiguousness, transparency.

 

ambiguous

ambiguous adjective the judge agreed that the law was ambiguous: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable, debatable; Delphic, cryptic, enigmatic, gnomic, paradoxical, misleading; obscure, unclear, vague, abstruse, puzzling, perplexing, riddling, doubtful, dubious, uncertain; double-edged, backhanded. ANTONYMS unambiguous, clear.

 

Duden Dictionary

ambigu

am bi gu ambig |ãbiˈgyː |

 

ambigue

am bi gue Adjektiv besonders Fachsprache ambig |amb i gue amˈbiːgu̯ə |(französisch ambigu < ) lateinisch ambiguus, zu: ambigere = bezweifeln; unschlüssig sein mehrdeutig, doppelsinnig

 

Ambiguität

Am bi gu i tät Substantiv, feminin besonders Fachsprache , die |Ambiguit ä t |die Ambiguität; Genitiv: der Ambiguität, Plural: die Ambiguitäten (französisch ambiguïté < ) lateinisch ambiguitas Mehr-, Doppeldeutigkeit

 

ambiguos

am bi gu os Adjektiv |ambigu o s |zweideutig

 

French Dictionary

ambigu

ambigu , üe ou uë adj. adjectif Peu clair, difficile à comprendre. : Des phrases ambigües ou ambiguës. SYNONYME équivoque . ANTONYME clair .

 

ambigüité

ambigüité ou ambiguïté n. f. nom féminin Défaut de ce qui est équivoque, de ce qui présente plusieurs sens. : Ces propos ne comportent pas d ’ambigüité ou ambiguïté. ANTONYME clarté . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom ambivalence, caractère de ce qui comprend deux composantes très distinctes.

 

ambigument

ambigument adv. adverbe De façon ambiguë. ANTONYME clairement . Note Orthographique ambig u ment, sans tréma.

 

Spanish Dictionary

ambigú

ambigú nombre masculino 1 Mesa o mostrador donde se exponen y presentan un conjunto de platos (entremeses, verduras, carnes, pescados o postres ) de manera que los comensales pueden escoger y servirse ellos mismos la comida que llevar a su mesa :comimos en el ambigú del casino .SINÓNIMO bufé .2 Conjunto de platos fríos y calientes expuestos en esta mesa o mostrador :se improvisó un ambigú en la terraza del hotel para los empresarios que no habían llegado a tiempo .SINÓNIMO bufé .El plural es ambigúes, culto, o ambigús, popular .

 

ambigüedad

ambigüedad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de ambiguo :por la ambigüedad de sus gestos no supe si quería que entrara o me fuera; ante la ambigüedad de sus declaraciones, los periodistas insistieron en preguntarle si dimitiría o no .2 Comportamiento, hecho, palabra o expresión que puede entenderse o interpretarse de diversas maneras :el pronombre sujeto, en general solamente se usa en castellano para evitar las ambigüedades; el libro trata de la angustia del hombre que se acerca al final de siglo inmerso en un mundo lleno de trampas y ambigüedades morales .

 

ambiguo, -gua

ambiguo, -gua adjetivo 1 [comportamiento, expresión, palabra ] Que puede entenderse o interpretarse de diversas maneras :hizo un gesto ambiguo con la boca; la coalición mantiene una postura ambigua respecto a este tema; ‘voy al colegio por mi hijo ’ es una frase ambigua .SINÓNIMO equívoco .2 [persona ] Que actúa con poca decisión, seguridad o firmeza :no acaba de concretar lo que tiene en mente, peca de muy abstracto, ambiguo e indeciso .3 [palabra ] Que es de género gramatical ambiguo :‘mar ’ es una palabra ambigua .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino [género gramatical ] Que se aplica a los sustantivos que admiten la concordancia tanto en masculino como en femenino .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ambiguity

am bi gu i ty /æ̀mbɪɡjú (ː )əti /名詞 複 -ties 1 U 両義性 ; 多義性 ; あいまいさ .2 C あいまいな表現 .

 

ambiguous

am big u ous /æmbɪ́ɡjuəs / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 (2つ以上の意味に解釈できて )あいまいな (↔unambiguous , obvious ; →equivocal )▸ avoid an ambiguous expression あいまいな表現を避ける 2 理解しにくい ; ぼんやりした .3 不確かな ; 不安定な ▸ an ambiguous position 微妙な立場 ～ly 副詞