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/æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ · noun
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation..
His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
Whan this ſayd monument diſcouered was / Suche a ſuauite and fragrant odoure / Aſcended from the corps by ſingular grace / Paſſyng all worldly ſwetnes and ſauour / That all there present that day and hour / Suppoſed they had ben / in the felicite / Of erthely paradiſe / without ambiguite.
If two persons bore the same name, and confusion was likely to be caused, ambiguity was avoided by adding the name of the father[…]
For people who would rather face a plague of locusts than permit an avoidable ambiguity, this is like having their underwear twisted. You may think we should say to such people, “Get a life.” By all means tell them that. I’m neither making these rules up nor trying to enforce them; my job in this book is to point out to you what seems to be the current state of the language and its speakers."
Use ambiguity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ambiguity means (uncountable) The state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation..
Common synonyms include ambiguousness, imprecision, polysemy, weasel word.
Possible antonyms include unambiguity, unequivocalness.
His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
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