Associations to the word «Ambiguity»

Wiktionary

AMBIGUITY, noun. (countable) Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
AMBIGUITY, noun. (uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.

Dictionary definition

AMBIGUITY, noun. An expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context.
AMBIGUITY, noun. Unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.