English Dictionary

UNAMBIGUOUS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does unambiguous mean? 

UNAMBIGUOUS (adjective)
  The adjective UNAMBIGUOUS has 2 senses:

1. having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaningplay

2. admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusionplay

  Familiarity information: UNAMBIGUOUS used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNAMBIGUOUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning

Context example:

As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous

Similar:

monosemous (having only one meaning)

Also:

clear (readily apparent to the mind)

unambiguous; unequivocal; univocal (admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion)

Antonym:

ambiguous (having more than one possible meaning)

Derivation:

unambiguity (clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Synonyms:

unambiguous; unequivocal; univocal

Context example:

an unequivocal (or univocal) statement

Similar:

absolute (expressing finality with no implication of possible change)

straightforward (free from ambiguity)

unquestionable (not open to question)

Also:

unambiguous (having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning)

Derivation:

unambiguity (clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity)


 Context examples 


A class that has an unambiguous reference within the scope.

(Identifiable Class, NCI Thesaurus)

Other researchers have previously suggested that acrylonitrile is an ingredient of Titan’s atmosphere, but they did not report an unambiguous detection of the chemical in the smorgasbord of organic, or carbon-rich, molecules found there.

(NASA Finds Moon of Saturn Has Chemical That Could Form ‘Membranes’, NASA)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"In for a dime, in for a dollar." (English proverb)

"Who does not know tiredness, does not to know to relax." (Albanian proverb)

"When what you want doesn't happen, learn to want what does." (Arabic proverb)

"Homes among homes and grapevines among grapevines." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact