noun
Meaning 1
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: equivocality
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
equivocalness
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noun
Meaning 2
unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ambiguity
Antonyms: unequivocalness
Broader terms: unclearness
Narrower terms: equivocation, prevarication, evasiveness, polysemy, lexical ambiguity, twilight zone, no man's land
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English equivocal Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English equivocalness From equivocal + -ness.