vague

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
2. Not having a precise meaning.
3. Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
4. Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.
5. Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.
6. Lacking expression; vacant.
7. Not sharply outlined; hazy.
8. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A wandering; a vagary.
2. An indefinite expanse.

Verb

1. to wander; to roam; to stray.
2. To become vague or act in a vague manner.
3. To make vague negative comments publicly; to make highly veiled complaints or insults.

Concepten

vaag

onduidelijk

algemeen

duister

in het groot

schetsmatig

schemerig

verstrooid

willekeurig

ambiguïteit

nevelachtig

nikszeggend

afwezig

zweverig

nietszeggend

obscuur

onbepaald

ongedefinieerd

schemerachtig

Synoniemen

obscure

ambiguous

indistinct

unclear

dim

hazy

indefinite

faint

blurred

uncertain

imprecise

foggy

🌁

confused

😕

indeterminate

misty

intangible

undefined

fuzzy

dubious

nebulous

vast

equivocal

loose

shadowy

dark

obscured

incoherent

cloudy

☁️

diffuse

amorphous

blear

boundless

clouded

undetermined

dull

empty

flat

halfhearted

meaningless

muffled

noncommittal

toneless

wispy

garbled

helpless

fouled

foul

incomprehensible

inconclusive

inconsistent

indecisive

formless

indescribable

forlorn

flaky

ineffectual

inexplicit

inform

in question

insignificant

evasive

lax

equivocate

lukewarm

half-cooked

dreamy

muddled

muddy

ill-founded

mushy

mysterious

dreamlike

neutral

not clear

non-committal

nondescript

nonspecific

doubtful

distracted

obscurity

overcast

platitudinous

precarious

questionable

rambling

diaphanous

shapeless

sketchy

thin

not founded on facts

touch-and-go

turbid

unarticulated

desultory

confusing

undefinable

blockhead

undependable

unimportant

unnamed

unreliable

unsettled

unspecified

unsuccessful

unsure

vacuous

vain

absent-minded

waffle

🧇

wandering

whimsical

windy

wishy-washy

vagily

general

half-baked

wooly

half-hearted

halved

hazily

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/veɪɡ/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle French vague, from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”).