vague

vague  (vg)

adj. vagu·er, vagu·est

1. Not clearly expressed; inexplicit.

2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly.

3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct: saw a vague outline of a building through the fog.

4. Not clear in meaning or application. See Synonyms at ambiguous.

5. Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy: a vague uneasiness.

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[French, from Old French, wandering, from Latin vagus.]

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vaguely adv.

vagueness n.

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vague

Adjective

1. not expressed or explained clearly: he thought of his instructions, so vague and imprecise

2. deliberately withholding information: he was rather vague about the whole deal

3. (of a sound or shape) unable to be heard or seen clearly: he heard some vague sound from downstairs

4. (of a person) not concentrating or thinking clearly: she was mumbling to herself in a vague way

5. not clearly established or known: it was a vague rumour which would fade away and be forgotten [Latin vagus wandering]

vaguely adv
vagueness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	vague - not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke obscure unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
	2.	vague - not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" undefined indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"
	3.	vague - lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" dim, faint, shadowy, wispy indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"

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vague

adjective 1. unclear, indefinite, hazy, confused, loose, uncertain, doubtful, unsure, superficial, incomplete, woolly, imperfect, sketchy, cursory << OPPOSITE clear

adjective 2. imprecise, unspecified, generalized, rough, loose, ambiguous, hazy, equivocal, ill-defined, non-specific, inexact, obfuscatory, inexplicit

adjective 3. absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, distracted, unaware, musing, vacant, preoccupied, bemused, oblivious, dreamy, daydreaming, faraway, unthinking, heedless, inattentive, unheeding

adjective 4. indistinct, blurred, unclear, dim, fuzzy, unknown, obscure, faint, shadowy, indefinite, misty, hazy, indistinguishable, amorphous, indeterminate, bleary, nebulous, out of focus, ill-defined, indiscernible << OPPOSITE distinct

Translations

vague [veɪg] adj → vago (= blurred) [memory] → borroso (= uncertain); incierto, impreciso; [person] → distraído;

I haven't the vaguest idea → no tengo la más remota idea

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vague [veɪg] adj → vague, imprécis(e) (= blurred) [photo, memory] → flou(e);

I haven't the vaguest idea → je n'en ai pas la moindre idée

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vague [veɪg] adj (memory) → vage;

(outline) → undeutlich;

(look, idea, instructions) → unbestimmt;

(person) (not precise) → unsicher: (evasive) → unbestimmt;

to look vague (absent-minded) → zerstreut aussehen;

I haven't the vaguest idea → ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung

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vague [veɪg] adj → vago/a (= blurred) [photo, memory] → sfocato/a;

I haven't the vaguest idea → non ho la minima or più pallida idea