1 | adjective | open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead 2 | adjective | having more than one possible meaning 3 | adjective | having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns

amb'igyoouhs (IPA: æmbˈɪɡjuəs)

am-big-u-ous (9 letters | 4 syllables)

1528 (European Renaissance) (497 years ago)

Latin

equivocal

unambiguous

contiguous (based on typical American pronunciation)

ambiguously | unambiguous

(none among common words)

Spanish: | ambiguo (equivocal) | equívoco (equivocal) | confuso (equivocal) French: | ambigu (equivocal) | à double sens (equivocal) | équivoque (equivocal) Portuguese: | ambíguo (equivocal) | de duplo sentido (equivocal) | confuso (equivocal) German: | zweideutig (equivocal) | doppeldeutig (equivocal) | doppelsinnig (equivocal) Japanese: | 不明 (adjectival nouns) | 晦渋 (adjectival nouns) | 曖昧 (adjectival nouns) | 朦朧 (adjective) | あい昧 (adjectival nouns) | 多義的 (adjectival nouns) | 生煮え (adjectival nouns) | 不得要領 (adjectival nouns) | 意味不明 (common noun) | 曖昧模糊 (usually kana) | 紛らわしい (adjective)

The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (Ursula K. Le Guin)

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