vagueness meaning

UK US /ˈveɪɡnɪs/ 2 syllables

vagueness (noun): unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning.

vagueness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

vagueness as a 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

    Type of: unclearness

    Kinds: haziness

    Related forms: vague

  2. indistinctness of shape or character
    • the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner

    Type of: indistinctness

    Related forms: vague

vagueness in a sentence

How to pronounce vagueness

vagueness is pronounced /ˈveɪɡnɪs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with VA · words ending in SS · 9-letter words

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