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UNAMBIGUOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
Example:
As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous
Classified under:
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
Example:
an unequivocal (or univocal) statement
Synonyms:
unambiguous; unequivocal; univocal
Classified under:
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)
