equivocalɪˈkwɪv ə kəl
equivocal (n)
English Definitions:
equivocal, ambiguous (adj)
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
"an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
equivocal (adj)
open to question
"aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson
equivocal (adj)
uncertain as a sign or indication
"the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"
equivocal (Noun)
A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
equivocal (Adjective)
(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two or more significations equally applicable; capable of double or multiple interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.
equivocal (Adjective)
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.
equivocal (Adjective)
Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
Equivocal
Equivocal is the grammatical quality of ambiguity due to a term's having multiple meanings. It is the latin translation of the greek adjective "homonymous". Equivocation, in logic, a fallacy from using a phrase in multiple senses Equivocal generation, in biology, the disproven theory of spontaneous generation from a host organism
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