adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɪɡjuəs
CMU ARPABET:AH2 N AE0 M B IH1 G Y AH0 W AH0 S
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning- Mario Vargas Llosa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ambiguous
3
adjective
Meaning 3
admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unequivocal evidence
took an unequivocal position
an unequivocal success
an unequivocal promise
an unequivocal (or univocal) statement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unequivocal, univocal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts? Proto-Indo-European *h2m̥bhíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguuslbor. English ambiguous English unambiguous From un- + ambiguous.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
የማያሻማ
(yämayašama)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Arabic:
غَيْر مُبْهَم
(ḡayr mubham)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Basque:
anbiguogabea
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Belarusian:
адназначны
(adnaznačny)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Bulgarian:
недвусмислен
(nedvusmislen)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Catalan:
inequívoc
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Czech:
jednoznačný
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Danish:
entydig
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Dutch:
ondubbelzinnig
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Esperanto:
malambigua
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Estonian:
üheselt mõistetav
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Finnish:
yksikäsitteinen
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
French:
sans équivoque
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Georgian:
ერთმნიშვნელოვანი
(ertmnišvnelovani)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Georgian:
არაორაზროვანი
(araorazrovani)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Georgian:
ცალსახა
(calsaxa)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Georgian:
გარკვეული
(garḳveuli)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Georgian:
ცხადი
(cxadi)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Georgian:
ნათელი
(nateli)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
German:
eindeutig
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
German:
unmissverständlich
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Greek:
αναμφίσημος
(anamfísimos)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Greek:
αναμφίβολος
(anamfívolos)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Greek:
αναμφίλεκτος
(anamfílektos)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Greek:
αναντίρρητος
(anantírritos)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Greek:
ευκρινής
(efkrinís)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Greek:
σαφής
(safís)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Ancient Greek:
ἀδιάκριτος
(adiákritos)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Hungarian:
egyértelmű
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Indonesian:
awataksa
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Irish:
gan athbhrí
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Irish:
gan débhrí
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Irish:
soiléir
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Irish:
glan soiléir
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Italian:
univoco
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Kannada:
ನಿಸ್ಸಂದಿಗ್ಧ
(nissandigdha)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Kazakh:
бір мағыналы
(bır mağynaly)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Korean:
모호하지 않은
(mohohaji an-eun)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Latvian:
viennozīmīga
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Lithuanian:
nedviprasmiškas
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Macedonian:
недвосмислен
(nedvosmislen)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Macedonian:
јасен
(jasen)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Macedonian:
еднозначен
(ednoznačen)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Māori:
ariari
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Mongolian:
хоёрдмол утгагүй
(xojordmol utgagüj)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Norwegian:
utvetydige
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Persian:
روشن
(rowšan)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Persian:
بی ابهام
(bi ebhâm)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Polish:
jednoznaczny
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Polish:
niedwuznaczny
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Portuguese:
inambíguo
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Romanian:
clar
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Romanian:
neechivoc
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Romanian:
precis
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Romanian:
neambiguu
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Romanian:
univoc
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Russian:
недвусмы́сленный
(nedvusmýslennyj)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Russian:
однозна́чный
(odnoznáčnyj)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Spanish:
carente de ambigüedad
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Turkish:
net
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Ukrainian:
однозна́чний
(odnoznáčnyj)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Ukrainian:
недвозна́чний
(nedvoznáčnyj)
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
Welsh:
diamwys
— clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity