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vaguest vaguest definition

vaguest


 
  Overview  of  adj  vague 
 
  The  adj  vague  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  indeterminate,  obscure,  vague  --  (not  clearly  understood  or  expressed;  "an  indeterminate  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) 
  2.  (9)  undefined,  vague  --  (not  precisely  limited,  determined,  or  distinguished;  "an  undefined  term";  "undefined  authority";  "some  undefined  sense  of  excitement";  "vague  feelings  of  sadness";  "a  vague  uneasiness") 
  3.  (1)  dim,  faint,  shadowy,  vague,  wispy  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  vague 
 
  3  senses  of  vague 
 
  Sense  1 
  indeterminate,  obscure,  vague 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unclear)  ->  clear 
 
  Sense  2 
  undefined  (vs.  defined),  vague 
 
 
  Sense  3 
  dim,  faint,  shadowy,  vague,  wispy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  indistinct)  ->  distinct 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  vague 
 
  3  senses  of  vague 
 
  Sense  1 
  indeterminate,  obscure,  vague 
  =>  unclear  (vs.  clear) 
 
  Sense  2 
  undefined  (vs.  defined),  vague 
  =>  indefinable,  undefinable 
  Also  See->  indefinite#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  dim,  faint,  shadowy,  vague,  wispy 
  =>  indistinct  (vs.  distinct) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  vague 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  vague 
 
  vague  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  vague 
  vague 
 
  Overview  of  adj  vague 
 
  The  adj  vague  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  indeterminate,  obscure,  vague  --  (not  clearly  understood  or  expressed;  "an  indeterminate  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) 
  2.  (9)  undefined,  vague  --  (not  precisely  limited,  determined,  or  distinguished;  "an  undefined  term";  "undefined  authority";  "some  undefined  sense  of  excitement";  "vague  feelings  of  sadness";  "a  vague  uneasiness") 
  3.  (1)  dim,  faint,  shadowy,  vague,  wispy  --  (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") 



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