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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats