Equivocal

Word EQUIVOCAL
Character 9
Hyphenation e quiv o cal
Pronunciations /əˈkwɪvəkəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Equivocal"

What do we mean by equivocal?

Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth. synonym: ambiguous. adjective

Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain. adjective

Being of doubtful signification; capable of being understood in different senses; ambiguous; doubtful: as, an equivocal word, term, or sense; an equivocal answer.

Of doubtful quality, origin, or significance; capable of being ascribed to different motives or causes; suspicious; dubious: as, an equivocal character; equivocal relations; an equivocal reputation.

Equivocating.

Synonyms Doubtful, Ambiguous, etc. (see obscure, a.); indeterminate.

A word or term of doubtful meaning, or capable of different interpretations. noun

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque. noun

(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain adjective

Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected. adjective

Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful. adjective

A chord which can be resolved into several distinct keys; one whose intervals, being all minor thirds, do not clearly indicate its fundamental tone or root; the chord of the diminished triad, and the diminished seventh. adjective

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque. noun

Having two or more significations equally applicable; capable of double or multiple interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence. adjective

Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal. adjective

Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous. adjective

Open to question adjective

Uncertain as a sign or indication adjective

Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead adjective

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Equivocal

The word "equivocal" in example sentences

It seems like modern games require certain equivocal traits in order to be considered "good". ❋ SVGL (2008)

Men lifted an eyebrow and called it "equivocal" -- to use the phrase of ❋ Elbert Hubbard (1885)

Accordingly, they sometimes put down their thoughts in bits, in short, equivocal, and paradoxical sentences which appear to mean much more than they say (a splendid example of this kind of writing is furnished by Schelling’s treatises on ❋ Unknown (2004)

Accordingly, they sometimes put down their thoughts in bits, in short, equivocal, and paradoxical sentences which appear to mean much more than they say (a splendid example of this kind of writing is furnished by Schelling's treatises on ❋ Arthur Schopenhauer (1824)

Suppose those terms equivocal, and to be taken in one sense by him, and by them in another, and nothing can be rightly concluded from what is spoken of them. ❋ 1616-1683 (1965)

But, without passing into the sphere of ethics, there are two cases — known as the equivocal right of equity and necessity — which claim a juridical decision, yet for which no one can be found to give such a decision, and which, as regards their relation to rights, belong, as it were, to the ❋ Unknown (1790)

The results, described as equivocal, indicate that at the current state of research, meditation can be at best considered an adjunctive therapy when it comes to treating anxiety and mood disorders - most studies failed to demonstrate it as a reliable primary method of treating these conditions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And so there is this kind of equivocal issue of how to interpret it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One source indicated that at least two of the earlier drafts were "equivocal" and "nuanced" -- but noted over time they became "more advocative" of the views of then-Vice President Dick Cheney and others in the Bush administration that aggressive interrogation techniques were necessary to prevent new terror attacks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Adorno shows, in typically dialectical fashion, how "equivocal" — that is his word — the key terms in question are (Adorno, 741). ❋ Unknown (2005)

Again, the cause of likeness between colour and colour is other than that between figure and figure; for likeness here is equivocal, meaning perhaps in the latter case equality of the ratios of the sides and equality of the angles, in the case of colours identity of the act of perceiving them, or something else of the sort. ❋ Aristotle (2002)

John McKeon of New York City attacked the words as "equivocal" and "without moral effect," but the influence of Seymour and Tilden carried it with practical unanimity. ❋ DeAlva Stanwood Alexander (N/A)

There is no English expression for [Greek: homonumia], "equivocal" being applied to a term and not to its various significates. ❋ 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle (N/A)

The assignment of black specialists to white units was a key part of the committee's program, and despite Gray's private assurances that specialists would be integrated, Fahy was not prepared to accept the Army's "equivocal" language on this subject. ❋ Morris J. MacGregor (N/A)

He had long been a hardy adventurer, a kind of equivocal borderer, half trader, half smuggler, with a ❋ Unknown (1824)

He had long been a hardy adventurer, a kind of equivocal borderer, half trader, half smuggler, with a tolerable dash of the pickaroon. ❋ Washington Irving (1821)

If the ELISA or IFA is positive or indeterminate (sometimes called "equivocal"), a second step should be performed to confirm the results. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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