Equivocalness

e·quiv·o·cal  (-kwv-kl)

adj.

1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous. See Synonyms at ambiguous.

2. Of uncertain significance.

3. Of a doubtful or uncertain nature.

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[From Late Latin aequivocus : Latin aequi-, equi- + Latin vocre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·quivo·cali·ty (-kl-t), e·quivo·cal·ness n.

e·quivo·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

equivocalness - unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning ambiguity unclearness - incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear evasiveness, prevarication, equivocation - intentionally vague or ambiguous lexical ambiguity, polysemy - the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings twilight zone, no man's land - the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression" unambiguity, unequivocalness - clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity