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vagueness

noun

A lack of clear limits, precise meaning, or definite detail.

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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Lack of precision

Closest synonyms

imprecisionindefinitenessindistinctnessunclearnessobscurity

Related words and expressions

ambiguityhazinesslack of detail

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Usage distinction

Vagueness lacks clear boundaries or detail. Ambiguity allows more than one meaning and can occur even in otherwise precise wording.

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The vagueness of the assignment led students to submit very different kinds of work.
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An earlier version of the guide was disjointed, jumping from room fees to lost property and then back to request deadlines without explaining the connections. Its vagueness about timing also left readers unsure whether soon meant the same afternoon or the following week.
From Making the Guide Understandable.

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