unclear

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
2. Not clearly or explicitly defined.
3. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
4. Not having a clear idea; uncertain.

Verb

To undo the process of clearing.

Sinonieme

vague

obscure

indistinct

dim

cloudy

☁️

blurred

foggy

🌁

hazy

faint

fuzzy

ambiguous

indefinite

undecipherable

uncertain

indecipherable

dark

unreadable

imprecise

obscured

misty

ill-defined

dull

undefined

inarticulate

dubious

confused

😕

not clear

illegible

murky

garbled

unintelligible

equivocal

doubtful

unarticulated

unfamiliar

unreliable

unsure

wonder

equivoque

hard to see

not understandable

bifarious

not understood

unknown

either … or

approximate

black

borderline

chaotic

complicated

Vertalings

unklar

confuso

😕

undeutlich

vague

👋

onduidelijk

ambiguo

dunkel

obscur

nediyar

illisible

imprécis

Unklarheit

unübersichtlich

trübe

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʌnˈklɪə(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: unclere

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: uunkloor

Verwante met Fries: ûnklear

Verwante met Nederlands: onklaar

Verwante met Duits: unklar

Verwante met Deens: uklar

Verwante met Sweeds: oklar

In summary

From Middle English unclere, equivalent to un- + clear. Compare Saterland Frisian uunkloor (“unclear”), West Frisian ûnklear (“inoperative, broken”), Dutch onklaar (“out of order, defective, broken”), German unklar (“unclear”), Danish uklar (“unclear”), Swedish oklar (“unclear”).