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

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

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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 분명치 않은, 희미한 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 epämääräinen vague מְרַחֵף अनिश्चित zaboravan, nepraktičan bizonytalan tidak jelas ómarkviss, óákveðinn vago あいまいな 막연한, 애매한 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, 애매하게 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 hieman vaguement מְעַט गोल-माल ढंग से pomalo, malo kissé sedikit lítillega vagamente 漠然と 약간, 조금 šiek tiek nedaudz; viegli sedikit vaag litt, en smule cośkolwiek vagamente puţin, cam слегка trocha rahlo pomalo något, en aning คลุมเครือ birazcık 無表情地，含糊的 злегка, трохи ذرا سا nhỏ, ít 无表情地，含糊的