vague (redirected from vaguest)

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 [veɪg]

adj

1. (of statements, meaning, etc.) not explicit; imprecise vague promises

2. not clearly perceptible or discernible; indistinct a vague idea a vague shape

3. not clearly or definitely established or known a vague rumour

4. (of a person or his expression) demonstrating lack of precision or clear thinking; absent-minded

[via French from Latin vagus wandering, of obscure origin]

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 Her description of her attacker was very vague.
unclear clear, specific, exact, precise, distinct, explicit, definite, clear-cut

2. imprecise, unspecified, generalized, rough, loose, ambiguous, hazy, equivocal, ill-defined, non-specific, inexact, obfuscatory, inexplicit His answer was deliberately vague.

3. absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, distracted, unaware, musing, vacant, preoccupied, bemused, oblivious, dreamy, daydreaming, faraway, unthinking, heedless, inattentive, unheeding She had married a charming but rather vague Englishman.

4. indistinct, blurred, unclear, dim, fuzzy, unknown, obscure, faint, shadowy, indefinite, misty, hazy, indistinguishable, amorphous, indeterminate, bleary, nebulous, out of focus, ill-defined, indiscernible He could just make out a vague shape in the distance.
indistinct clear, distinct, well-defined

5. indefinite, uncertain, undecided, unconfirmed, pending, speculative, unresolved, indeterminate, yet to be decided the team's vague plans to start up a regular magazine

Translations

vague [veɪg] ADJ (vaguer (compar) (vaguest (superl)))

1. (= imprecise) [concept] → impreciso, vago; [description] → impreciso; [outline] → borroso; [feeling] → indefinido, indeterminado; [person] (in giving details etc) → impreciso; (by nature) → de ideas poco precisas
the outlook is somewhat vague → el futuro es algo incierto
there have been vague hints of a reconciliation → ha habido ligeros atisbos de reconciliación
my memories of that time are very vague → mis recuerdos de aquella época son muy vagos, aquella época la recuerdo muy vagamente
the vague outline of a ship → el perfil borroso de un buque
he made some vague promises → hacía promesas, pero sin concretar
I haven't the vaguest idea → no tengo la más remota idea
he was vague about the date → no quiso precisar la fecha
you mustn't be so vague → hay que decir las cosas con claridad, hay que concretar
I'm a bit vague on that subject → sé poco en concreto sobre ese tema
then he went all vague → luego comenzó a decir vaguedades

2. (= absent-minded) [person] → despistado, distraído; [expression, look] → ausente
he's terribly vague → tiene un tremendo despiste, es un despistado
to look vague → tener aire distraído

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vague [ˈveɪg] adj

(= not precise) [description, information, instructions, promises] → vague often before n
She gave very vague instructions → Elle a donné de très vagues instructions.

(= faint) [memory] → vague before n; [impression, idea] → vague before n
I haven't the vaguest idea → je n'en ai pas la moindre idée

(= evasive) [person] → vague
He was very vague about how this would actually work → Il est resté très vague sur la manière dont cela pourrait marcher en réalité., Il est resté dans le vague sur la manière dont cela pourrait effectivement marcher.

(= absent-minded) [person] → dans le vague, perdu(e) dans ses pensées; [look] → vague

(= slight) [feeling] → vague before n
a vague feeling of sth → un vague sentiment de qch

[shape, outline] → vague

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vague

adj (+er)

(= not clear) person, plan → vage, unbestimmt; outline, shape → verschwommen; photograph → unscharf, verschwommen; report, question → vage, ungenau; murmur → dumpf, undeutlich; I haven’t the vaguest idea → ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung; there’s a vague resemblance → es besteht eine entfernte Ähnlichkeit; I had a vague idea she would come → ich hatte so eine (dunkle) Ahnung, dass sie kommen würde; I am still very vague on this theory → die Theorie ist mir noch nicht sehr klar; I am very vague on Dutch politics → von holländischer Politik habe ich nicht viel Ahnung; he was vague about the time of his arrival → er äußerte sich nur vage or unbestimmt über seine Ankunftszeit; a vague sense of unease → ein leichtes Unbehagen

(= absent-minded) → geistesabwesend, zerstreut; do you really understand, you look rather vague? → verstehst du das wirklich, du siehst so verwirrt aus?; to have a vague look in one’s eyes → einen abwesenden or (not having understood) → verständnislosen Gesichtsausdruck haben

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vague [veɪg] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → vago/a; (directions, description) → impreciso/a, confuso/a; (indistinct, memory) → sfocato/a; (person, absent-minded) → distratto/a
I have a vague idea that ... → ho la vaga impressione che...
I haven't the vaguest idea → non ho la minima or più pallida idea
the vague outline of a ship → la sagoma indistinta or confusa di una nave
a vague look → uno sguardo assente or vuoto

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vague [veɪg] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → vago/a; (directions, description) → impreciso/a, confuso/a; (indistinct, memory) → sfocato/a; (person, absent-minded) → distratto/a
I have a vague idea that ... → ho la vaga impressione che...
I haven't the vaguest idea → non ho la minima or più pallida idea
the vague outline of a ship → la sagoma indistinta or confusa di una nave
a vague look → uno sguardo assente or vuoto

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vague

adj vague [veig]

1 not clear, distinct or definite Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works. vae غَيْر واضِح، مُبْهَم мътен matný vag unbestimmt αμυδρός, συγκεχυμένος vago ähmane مبهم epämääräinen vague מְעוּרפָּל अस्पष्ट nejasan halvány samar-samar óljós, óskÿr vago ぼんやりした 막연한, 모호한 neaiškus, neryškus, miglotas nenoteikts; neskaidrs samar-samar vaag uklar, ubestemmelig niewyraźny, niejasny vago vag смутный nejasný, matný nejasen nejasan vag, dunkel, oklar คลุมเครือ belirsiz, açık seçik olmayan 模糊的 невизначений, невиразний غير واضح، مبہم mơ hồ 模糊的

2 (of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful He is always very vague when making arrangements. vergeetagtig غَيْر دَقيق، غَيْر عَمَلي неточен nejistý upræcis; svævende vage ασαφής, αόριστος vago hooletu گنگ؛ غیر دقیق poissaoleva vague מְרַחֵף अनिश्चित zaboravan, nepraktičan bizonytalan tidak jelas ómarkviss, óákveðinn vago あいまいな 분명하지 않은 išsiblaškęs, nekonkretus, užmaršus neprecīzs; nenoteikts; izklaidīgs tdk jelas vaag vag, uklar niezdecydowany vago nehotărât неопределённый neistý nejasen smeten svävande, obestämd ไม่ชัดเจน dalgın, kafası dağınık 含糊的 неуважний مبہم، گول مول không chính xác 含糊的

n vagueness

vaagheid غُموض неяснота nejasnost vaghed die Unbestimmtheit ασάφεια vaguedad, imprecisión ebamäärasus ابهام؛ گنگی epämääräisyys vague, imprécision אִי בְּהִירוּת अस्पष्टता zaboravnost, nepraktičnost bizonytalanság, határozatlanság, homályosság kekaburan óskÿrleiki, óákveðni vaghezza あいまい 분명치 않음; 애매함 neaiškumas, miglotumas nenoteiktība; neskaidrība kekaburan vaagheid uklarhet, ubestemmelighet niewyraźny charakter imprecisão caracter vag, imprecizie смутность; неопределённость nejasnosť nejasnost nejasnost vaghet ความไม่ชัดเจน belirsizlik 含糊，曖昧 неуважність ابہام sự mơ hồ 含糊，暧昧

adv vaguely

1 in a vague manner I remember him very vaguely. vaagweg بِغُموض смътно matně vagt vage αμυδρά / αόριστα vagamente ähmaselt بطور مبهم hämärästi vaguement בִּמעוּרפָּל अस्पष्ट, धु़धले या अनिश्चित रूप से blijedo, slabo határozatlanul secara samar-samar óskÿrt vagamente ぼんやりと 막연하게 neaiškiai, miglotai neskaidri tdk jelas vaag uklart, utydelig, vagt mgliście vagamente vag смутно nejasne, matne nejasno slabo vagt ไม่ชัดเจน belli belirsiz 隱約地 неуважно مبہم طور پر mơ hồ 隐约地

2 slightly She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy. effens قليلا леко trochu noget etwas ελαφρά vagamente, un poco pisut کمی jossain määrin vaguement מְעַט गोल-माल ढंग से pomalo, malo kissé sedikit lítillega vagamente 漠然と 약간 šiek tiek nedaudz; viegli sedikit vaag litt, en smule cośkolwiek vagamente puţin, cam слегка trocha rahlo pomalo något, en aning คลุมเครือ birazcık 稍微地 злегка, трохи ذرا سا nhỏ, ít 无表情地，含糊的

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vague → مبهم vágní vag vage ασαφής impreciso epämääräinen vague nejasan vago 曖昧な 막연한 vaag vag niesprecyzowany vago неясный vag คลุมเคลือ belirsiz không rõ ràng 含糊的