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vagueness

[vayg-nis] / ˈveɪg nɪs /


NOUN
indistinctness
Synonyms


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A U.S. official stressed to us the vagueness of that formulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

But his decision to quit had already been made and retrospective examination of what he said at the time shows a vagueness about his ambitions for that event.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

"That kind of vagueness continues to be a problem because there are such severe penalties," she said.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025

Those small changes wrought an undue transformation, replacing his dreamy vagueness with a hunting intensity.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor