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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnambiguousness
/ˌʌn.æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being open to only one interpretation; absolute clarity and freedom from ambiguity.
"The lawyer insisted on the unambiguousness of the contract clauses to prevent future disputes." - 2
The characteristic of being expressed in a plain and definite manner without vagueness.
"We appreciated the unambiguousness of the instructions provided for the laboratory experiment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective unambiguous, combining the native English negative prefix un- with unambiguous, which originates from the Latin ambiguus meaning doubtful or shifting, combined with the suffix -ness denoting a state or quality. The term emerged in modern English as a precise nominalization to describe absolute clarity and freedom from multiple possible interpretations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unambiguousness" is said worldwide
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non-ambigüité
Transliteration: nɔ̃ ɑ̃.bi.ɡɥi.te
"La non-ambigüité des consignes a permis à tous de comprendre rapidement."
Eindeutigkeit
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nˌdɔɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t
"Die Eindeutigkeit des Gesetzes lässt keinen Raum für Fehlinterpretationen."
inequivocabilità
Transliteration: i.ne.kwi.vo.ka.biˈli.ta
"L'inequivocabilità delle prove ha convinto la giuria all'unanimità."
inequívocamente
Transliteration: in.eˈki.βo.ka
"La inequívocidad del mensaje principal evitó cualquier malentendido."
inequivocidade
Transliteration: i.ne.ki.vo.siˈda.dʒi
"A inequivocidade das regras garantiu a justiça do torneio."
स्पष्टता
Transliteration: spashtata
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"दस्तावेज़ में दी गई शर्तों की स्पष्टता सराहनीय है।"
明确性
Transliteration: míng què xìng
Script: 中文汉字
"这份声明的明确性消除了所有公众的疑虑。"
명백함
Transliteration: myeong-baek-ham
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 계약 조항의 명백함 덕분에 분쟁을 피할 수 있었다."
明白性
Transliteration: meihakusei
Script: 日本語
"規則の明白性がトラブルを未然に防いだ。"
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