Vague — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not clearly understood or expressed; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke

not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈeɪɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈeɪɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈeɪɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /vˈeɪɡ/.

Examples

an obscure turn of phrase
an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit
their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shadowy dim faint undefined wispy obscure

Antonyms

defined

Parts of Speech

adjective	not clearly understood or expressed; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke “an obscure turn of phrase”
adjective	not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished “an undefined term”
adjective	lacking clarity or distinctness “a dim figure in the distance”

Word Forms

obscurity	noun	the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
obscureness	noun	the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
vagueness	noun	unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
dimness	noun	the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
faintness	noun	the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vage

nicht klar verstanden oder ausgedrückt; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P. A. Sorokin; - John Locke

🇪🇸Spanish

impreciso

no comprendido o expresado claramente; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; -John Locke

🇮🇹Italian

vago

non chiaramente compreso o espresso; ; -Anatole Broyard; - PASorokin; -Giovanni Locke

🇳🇱Dutch

onduidelijk

niet duidelijk begrepen of uitgedrukt; ; -Anatol Broyard; - PASorokin; -John Locke

🇵🇹Portuguese

vago

não claramente compreendido ou expresso; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke

🇷🇺Russian

нечеткий

не ясно поняты или выражены; ; -Анатоль Бройар; - П.А.Сорокин; - Джон Локк

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्पष्ट

स्पष्ट रूप से समझा या व्यक्त नहीं किया गया; ; -अनातोले ब्रोयार्ड; - पी.ए.सोरोकिन; - जॉन लॉक

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্পষ্ট

স্পষ্টভাবে বোঝা বা প্রকাশ করা হয়নি; ; -আনাতোল ব্রোয়ার্ড; - P.A.Sorokin; - জন লক

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவற்ற

தெளிவாக புரிந்து கொள்ளப்படவில்லை அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்தப்படவில்லை; ; -அனடோல் பிராயர்ட்; - பி.ஏ.சோரோகின்; - ஜான் லாக்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్పష్టమైన

స్పష్టంగా అర్థం కాలేదు లేదా వ్యక్తీకరించబడలేదు; ; -అనాటోల్ బ్రోయార్డ్; - P.A.Sorokin; - జాన్ లాక్

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

स्पष्टपणे समजलेले किंवा व्यक्त केलेले नाही; ; -अनाटोले ब्रॉयार्ड; - पी.ए.सोरोकिन; - जॉन लॉक

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

સ્પષ્ટ રીતે સમજી અથવા વ્યક્ત નથી; ; - એનાટોલ બ્રોયાર્ડ; - P.A.Sorokin; - જ્હોન લોક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ; ; -ಅನಾಟೊಲ್ ಬ್ರಾಯಾರ್ಡ್; - ಪಿ.ಎ.ಸೊರೊಕಿನ್; - ಜಾನ್ ಲಾಕ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തമായ

വ്യക്തമായി മനസ്സിലാക്കുകയോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല; ; -അനറ്റോൾ ബ്രോയാർഡ്; - P.A.Sorokin; - ജോൺ ലോക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ; ; -ਅਨਾਟੋਲ ਬਰੋਯਾਰਡ; - ਪੀ.ਏ.ਸੋਰੋਕਿਨ; - ਜੌਨ ਲੌਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

مبہم

واضح طور پر سمجھا یا اظہار نہیں کیا گیا ; -اناتول برویارڈ؛ - P.A.Sorokin؛ - جان لاک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模糊的

没有清楚地理解或表达； ; -阿纳托尔·布罗亚尔； ——P.A.索罗金； ——约翰·洛克

🇯🇵Japanese

漠然

明確に理解または表現されていない。 ; -アナトール・ブロイヤール; - P.A.ソローキン。 - ジョン・ロック

🇰🇷Korean

희미한

명확하게 이해되거나 표현되지 않았습니다. ; -아나톨레 브로야드; - P.A.Sorokin; - 존 로크

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mơ hồ

không được hiểu hoặc diễn đạt rõ ràng; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke

🇹🇭Thai

คลุมเครือ

ไม่เข้าใจหรือแสดงออกอย่างชัดเจน ; -อนาโทล โบรยาร์ด; - ป.ล. โซโรคิน; - จอห์น ล็อค

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak jelas

tidak dipahami atau diungkapkan dengan jelas; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

hindi malinaw na naiintindihan o ipinahayag; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke

🇲🇾Malay

samar-samar

tidak difahami atau dinyatakan dengan jelas; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غامض

غير مفهومة أو معبر عنها بشكل واضح؛ ; - أناتول برويارد؛ - بي ايه سوروكين؛ - جون لوك

🇮🇷Persian

مبهم

به وضوح درک یا بیان نشده است. ; -آناتول برویار - P.A.Sorokin; - جان لاک

🇹🇷Turkish

başıboş dolaşmak

açıkça anlaşılmamış veya ifade edilmemiş; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעוּרפָּל

לא מובן או מתבטא בבירור; ; -אנטול ברויארד; - P.A.Sorokin; - ג'ון לוק

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'vague'?

The primary meaning of 'vague' is 'not clearly understood or expressed; ; -Anatole Broyard; - P.A.Sorokin; - John Locke'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vague' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'vague' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vague' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vague' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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