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vagueness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vagueness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vagueness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being vague.

Meaning of 'vagueness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vagueness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (2):
- indistinctness of shape or character
Example in sentence:
  • the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner