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Meaning of 'vague' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vague [ n.]
- An indefinite expanse.
- A wandering; a vagary.
2 . Vague [ v. i.]
- Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
- Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.
- Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.
- To wander; to roam; to stray.

Meaning of 'vague' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vague [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
Example in sentence:
  • a vague uneasiness;
  • an undefined term;
  • some undefined sense of excitement;
  • undefined authority;
  • vague feelings of sadness
2 . vague [ s]
Meaning (2):
- lacking clarity or distinctness
Example in sentence:
  • a dim figure in the distance;
  • a few wispy memories of childhood;
  • only a faint recollection;
  • saw a vague outline of a building through the fog;
  • shadowy figures in the gloom
Meaning (3):
- not clearly expressed or understood
Example in sentence:
  • an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit;
  • an obscure turn of phrase;
  • their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear;
  • vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science

Nearby Words:

vagabond vagabondage vagabondism vagabondize vagabondry vagal vagancy vagantes vagaries vagarious

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