Unambiguous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; - Mario Vargas Llosa

admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnæmbˈɪɡjuːəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnambˈɪɡjuːəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnambˈɪɡjuːəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnæmbˈɪɡjuːəs/.

Examples

As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous
unequivocal evidence
took an unequivocal position

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unequivocal univocal

Antonyms

ambiguous equivocal

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; - Mario Vargas Llosa “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”
adjective	admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion “unequivocal evidence”

Word Forms

unambiguity	noun	clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity
unequivocalness	noun	clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eindeutig

eine einzige klar definierte Bedeutung haben oder aufweisen; -Mario Vargas Llosa

🇫🇷French

non ambigu

ayant ou présentant une seule signification clairement définie ; -Mario Vargas Llosa

🇪🇸Spanish

inequívoco

tener o exhibir un significado único claramente definido; -Mario Vargas Llosa

🇮🇹Italian

inequivocabile

avere o esibire un unico significato chiaramente definito; -Mario Vargas Llosa

🇳🇱Dutch

ondubbelzinnig

een enkele duidelijk gedefinieerde betekenis hebben of vertonen; - Mario Vargas Llosa

🇵🇹Portuguese

inequívoco

ter ou exibir um único significado claramente definido; -Mário Vargas Llosa

🇷🇺Russian

однозначный

имеющие или демонстрирующие одно четко определенное значение; - Марио Варгас Льоса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पष्ट

एक स्पष्ट रूप से परिभाषित अर्थ रखना या प्रदर्शित करना; - मारियो वर्गास लोसा

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্ব্যর্থহীন

একটি একক স্পষ্টভাবে সংজ্ঞায়িত অর্থ থাকা বা প্রদর্শন করা; - মারিও ভার্গাস লোসা

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவற்ற

தெளிவாக வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு பொருளைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்துதல்; - மரியோ வர்காஸ் லோசா

🇮🇳Telugu

నిస్సందేహంగా

ఒకే స్పష్టంగా నిర్వచించబడిన అర్థాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా ప్రదర్శించడం; - మారియో వర్గాస్ లోసా

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

एकच स्पष्टपणे परिभाषित अर्थ असणे किंवा प्रदर्शित करणे; - मारिओ वर्गास लोसा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

એક સ્પષ્ટ રીતે વ્યાખ્યાયિત અર્થ ધરાવવો અથવા તેનું પ્રદર્શન કરવું; - મારિયો વર્ગાસ લોસા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಸ್ಸಂದಿಗ್ಧ

ಒಂದೇ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಲಾದ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವುದು; - ಮಾರಿಯೋ ವರ್ಗಾಸ್ ಲೋಸಾ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തമായ

വ്യക്തമായി നിർവചിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരൊറ്റ അർത്ഥം ഉള്ളതോ പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ; - മരിയോ വർഗാസ് ലോസ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਅਰਥ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ; - ਮਾਰੀਓ ਵਰਗਸ ਲੋਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مبہم

ایک واضح طور پر بیان کردہ معنی رکھنے یا اس کی نمائش؛ - ماریو ورگاس لوسا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

明确的

具有或表现出单一明确定义的含义； ——马里奥·巴尔加斯·略萨

🇯🇵Japanese

明確な

単一の明確に定義された意味を持つ、または示す。 - マリオ・バルガス・リョサ

🇰🇷Korean

모호하지 않은

명확하게 정의된 단일 의미를 갖거나 나타내는 것 - 마리오 바르가스 요사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rõ ràng

có hoặc thể hiện một ý nghĩa được xác định rõ ràng; - Mario Vargas Llosa

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่คลุมเครือ

มีหรือแสดงความหมายที่ชัดเจนเพียงความหมายเดียว - มาริโอ วาร์กัส โลซา

🇮🇩Indonesian

jelas

memiliki atau menunjukkan satu makna yang jelas; - Mario Vargas Llosa

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi malabo

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng isang malinaw na tinukoy na kahulugan; - Mario Vargas Llosa

🇲🇾Malay

tidak jelas

mempunyai atau mempamerkan satu makna yang jelas; - Mario Vargas Llosa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا لبس فيه

وجود أو إظهار معنى واحد محدد بوضوح؛ - ماريو فارغاس يوسا

🇮🇷Persian

بدون ابهام

داشتن یا نشان دادن یک معنای مشخص و واضح؛ - ماریو بارگاس یوسا

🇹🇷Turkish

açık

açıkça tanımlanmış tek bir anlama sahip olan veya sergileyen; - Mario Vargas Llosa

🇮🇱Hebrew

חד משמעי

בעל או הצגת משמעות אחת מוגדרת בבירור; - מריו ורגס יוסה

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