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Vagueness Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Vagueness has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning

"the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"

"these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey"

2

indistinctness of shape or character

"the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"

3

The condition of being unclear; vague.

Example Sentences
"the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness" noun
"these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey" noun
"the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
unclearness indistinctness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
haziness
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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