ambiguïté

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Room for more than one interpretation.

Examples

  • Son message était rédigé sans ambiguïté.
    Her message was written without ambiguity.
  • Ce contrat contient une ambiguïté sur la date de livraison.
    This contract contains an ambiguity about the delivery date.
  • L'ambiguïté de sa réponse a prolongé le débat.
    The ambiguity of her answer prolonged the debate.
  • Il faut lever toute ambiguïté avant le vote.
    Every ambiguity must be cleared up before the vote.
  • Le sourire du personnage entretient l'ambiguïté de la scène.
    The character's smile sustains the scene's ambiguity.

Similar words

imprécision
incertitude
équivoque

Meanings

Unclear interpretation

noun
communication
neutral
A quality of wording, behaviour or a situation that allows different reasonable readings.

Examples

  • L'ambiguïté de sa réponse a prolongé le débat.
    The ambiguity of her answer prolonged the debate.
  • Ce contrat contient une ambiguïté sur la date de livraison.
    This contract contains an ambiguity about the delivery date.
  • Il faut lever toute ambiguïté avant le vote.
    Every ambiguity must be cleared up before the vote.
  • Le sourire du personnage entretient l'ambiguïté de la scène.
    The character's smile sustains the scene's ambiguity.
  • Son message était rédigé sans ambiguïté.
    Her message was written without ambiguity.

Similar words

Etymology

Derived from ambigu, “open to several meanings”, with the ending -ïté.

FAQ

What does ambiguïté mean?

It means openness to more than one interpretation.

Is ambiguïté feminine?

Yes: une ambiguïté.

Can a contract have ambiguïté?

Yes, if a clause can be read in different ways.

What does sans ambiguïté mean?

Clearly, without room for another reading.

What adjective is related to ambiguïté?

Ambigu or feminine ambiguë.

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