English noun: vagueness | |||
1. | vagueness (attribute) unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning | ||
Samples | The Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness. These terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unclearness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | haziness | ||
2. | vagueness (attribute) indistinctness of shape or character | ||
Samples | The scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness | ||