ADJECTIVE | all | unambiguous | having or exhibiting a single clearly / clearly defined meaning |
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all | unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal | admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding |
Sounds | ah.naembih'gyahwahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Having or exhibiting a single clearly / clearly defined meaning. | |
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Example | "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa | |
Narrower | monosemous | Having only one meaning / meaning |
See also | clear | Readily apparent to the mind |
unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous | Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding | |
Opposite | ambiguous | Having more than one possible meaning / meaning |
Spanish | inequívoco | |
Catalan | inequívoc | |
Nouns | unambiguity | clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity |
Adverbs | unambiguously | in an unambiguous manner |
Meaning | Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning / meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion. | |
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Synonyms | unequivocal, univocal | |
Narrower | absolute | Expressing finality with no implication of possible change |
straightforward | Free from ambiguity | |
unquestionable | not open to question | |
See also | explicit, expressed | precisely and clearly / clearly / clearly expressed or readily observable |
unambiguous | Having or exhibiting a single clearly / clearly defined meaning | |
Opposite | equivocal, ambiguous | open to two or more interpretations |
Spanish | inequívoco, unívoco | |
Catalan | inequívoc, unívoc | |
Nouns | unambiguity | clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity |
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