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vague
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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.

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

vaguely adv.
vagueness n.

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
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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
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.vaguevague - not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"
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"
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"

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

vague [veɪg] adjvago (= blurred) [memory] → borroso (= uncertain); incierto, impreciso; [person] → distraído;
I haven't the vaguest idea → no tengo la más remota idea
vague [veɪg] adjvague, imprécis(e) (= blurred) [photo, memory] → flou(e);
I haven't the vaguest idea → je n'en ai pas la moindre idée
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
vague [veɪg] adjvago/a (= blurred) [photo, memory] → sfocato/a;
I haven't the vaguest idea → non ho la minima or più pallida idea

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.vaeغَيْر واضِح، مُبْهَمмътенmatnývagunbestimmtαμυδρός, συγκεχυμένοςvagoähmaneمبهمepämääräinenvagueמְעוּרפָּלअस्पष्टnejasanhalványsamar-samaróljós, óskÿrvagoぼんやりした분명치 않은, 희미한neaiškus, neryškus, miglotasnenoteikts; neskaidrssamar-samarvaaguklar, ubestemmeligniewyraźny, niejasnyvagovagсмутныйnejasný, matnýnejasennejasanvag, dunkel, oklarคลุมเครือbelirsiz, açık seçik olmayan模糊的невизначений, невиразнийغير واضح، مبہمmơ hồ
2 (of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful He is always very vague when making arrangements.vergeetagtigغَيْر دَقيق، غَيْر عَمَليнеточенnejistýupræcis; svævendevageασαφής, αόριστοςvagohooletuگنگ؛ غیر دقیقepämääräinenvagueמְרַחֵףअनिश्चितzaboravan, nepraktičanbizonytalantidak jelasómarkviss, óákveðinnvagoあいまいな막연한, 애매한išsiblaškęs, nekonkretus, užmaršusneprecīzs; nenoteikts; izklaidīgstdk jelasvaagvag, uklarniezdecydowanyvagonehotărâtнеопределённыйneistýnejasensmetensvävande, obestämdไม่ชัดเจนdalgın, kafası dağınık含糊的неуважнийمبہم، گول مولkhông chính xác
n ˈvagueness
vaagheidغُموضнеяснотаnejasnostvagheddie Unbestimmtheitασάφειαvaguedad, imprecisiónebamäärasusابهام؛ گنگیepämääräisyysvague, imprécisionאִי בְּהִירוּתअस्पष्टताzaboravnost, nepraktičnostbizonytalanság, határozatlanság, homályosságkekaburanóskÿrleiki, óákveðnivaghezzaあいまい분명치 않음; 애매함neaiškumas, miglotumasnenoteiktība; neskaidrībakekaburanvaagheiduklarhet, ubestemmelighetniewyraźny charakterimprecisãocaracter vag, imprecizieсмутность; неопределённостьnejasnosťnejasnostnejasnostvaghetความไม่ชัดเจนbelirsizlik含糊,曖昧неуважністьابہامsự mơ hồ
adv ˈvaguely
1 in a vague manner I remember him very vaguely.vaagwegبِغُموضсмътноmatněvagtvageαμυδρά / αόρισταvagamenteähmaseltبطور مبهمhämärästivaguementבִּמעוּרפָּלअस्पष्ट, धु़धले या अनिश्चित रूप सेblijedo, slabohatározatlanulsecara samar-samaróskÿrtvagamenteぼんやりと막연하게, 애매하게neaiškiai, miglotaineskaidritdk jelasvaaguklart, utydelig, vagtmgliścievagamentevagсмутноnejasne, matnenejasnoslabovagtไม่ชัดเจนbelli belirsiz隱約地неуважноمبہم طور پرmơ hồ
2 slightly She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.effensقليلاлекоtrochunogetetwasελαφράvagamente, un pocopisutکمیhiemanvaguementמְעַטगोल-माल ढंग सेpomalo, malokissésedikitlítillegavagamente漠然と약간, 조금šiek tieknedaudz; vieglisedikitvaaglitt, en smulecośkolwiekvagamentepuţin, camслегкаtrocharahlopomalonågot, en aningคลุมเครือbirazcık無表情地,含糊的злегка, трохиذرا ساnhỏ, ít

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