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Grep of noun vague nouvelle vague vagueness Overview of adj vague The adj vague has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (18) indeterminate, obscure, vague -- (not clearly understood or expressed; "an indeterminate turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke) 2. (9) undefined, vague -- (not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness") 3. (1) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy -- (lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood") Antonyms of adj vague 3 senses of vague Sense 1 indeterminate, obscure, vague INDIRECT (VIA unclear) -> clear Sense 2 undefined (vs. defined), vague Sense 3 dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy INDIRECT (VIA indistinct) -> distinct Similarity of adj vague 3 senses of vague Sense 1 indeterminate, obscure, vague => unclear (vs. clear) Sense 2 undefined (vs. defined), vague => indefinable, undefinable Also See-> indefinite#1 Sense 3 dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy => indistinct (vs. distinct) Attributes of adj vague Familiarity of adj vague vague used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj vague vague Overview of adj vague The adj vague has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (18) indeterminate, obscure, vague -- (not clearly understood or expressed; "an indeterminate turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke) 2. (9) undefined, vague -- (not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness") 3. (1) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy -- (lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood")
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