vague

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. (archaic) to wander; to roam; to stray.
2. To become vague or act in a vague manner.
3. (Internet, intransitive) To make vague negative comments publicly; to make highly veiled complaints or insults.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/veɪɡ/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

obscure

ambiguous

indistinct

unclear

dim

hazy

indefinite

faint

uncertain

blurred

foggy

🌁

imprecise

misty

confused

😕

indeterminate

undefined

fuzzy

intangible

dubious

equivocal

vast

loose

nebulous

dark

incoherent

shadowy

obscured

cloudy

☁️

flat

wispy

empty

dull

blear

halfhearted

toneless

amorphous

meaningless

clouded

undetermined

boundless

diffuse

noncommittal

muffled

diaphanous

flaky

desultory

evasive

equivocate

inconsistent

inconclusive

Translations

vague

👋

vago

vago

vago

vage

vaag

unbestimmt

undeutlich

impreciso

imprécis

niejasny

unklar

غامض

indefinito

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