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vagueness

[ US /ˈveɪɡnɪs/ ]
[ UK /vˈe‍ɪɡnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
    the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness
    these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey
  2. indistinctness of shape or character
    the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner

How To Use vagueness In A Sentence

  • By the glimmer of light lent me, I can but guess greatness and descry vagueness. The Kempton-Wace Letters
  • these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey
  • the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner
  • The vagueness of the selectmen's assessment of whether or not to continue with the present workhouse or build another one closer to the center of town might indicate that the house had infrequent or sporadic use as a workhouse.
  • The alternative has serious problems of its own, replacing faux precision with admitted vagueness and subjectivity.
  • There were many good memories, but I have a lot of vagueness over the years.
  • There are two common senses of this: (1) opposition to the spread of knowledge-a policy of withholding knowledge from the general public; and (2) a style (as in literature or art) characterized by deliberate vagueness or abstruseness. 'Daily Voting News' For August 08, 2008
  • The nature of fuzziness is its unsharp referential boundary, it is the essence that acts as the major criterion in distinguishing fuzziness from generality, ambiguity, and vagueness.
  • Her extensive understanding of war's horror contrasts with the ridiculous vagueness of her father's telegram announcing Victor's wounding.
  • ‘This is probably the only time I'll ever come here,’ she says firmly, as she squelches up to the field called Lost Vagueness, where Druid lovers and insomniac wasters hang out till dawn.
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