different between undetermined vs equivocal
undetermined
English
Etymology
From un- +? determined.
Adjective
undetermined (not comparable)
- Not determined; not settled; not decided.
- Not limited; not defined; indeterminate.
Translations
References
- Webster, Noah (1828) , “undetermined”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
- undetermined in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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equivocal
English
Alternative forms
- æquivocal (rare, obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Latin aequivocus +? -al, from aequus +? voc?.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??kw?v?k?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /??kw?v?k(?)l/
- hyphenation UK: equivo?cal
Noun
equivocal (plural equivocals)
- A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.
- Synonyms: double entendre, equivoque
Translations
Adjective
equivocal (comparative more equivocal, superlative most equivocal)
- Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
- Synonyms: ambiguous, indeterminate
- Antonyms: unequivocal, univocal
- 1817, William Hazlitt, Characters of Shakespeare's Plays
- For the beauties of Shakespeare are not of so dim or equivocal a nature as to be visible only to learned eyes.
- Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
- Uncertain, as an indication or sign.
- Synonyms: uncertain, doubtful, incongruous
- Antonym: certain
- 1796, Edmund Burke, a letter to a noble lord
- How equivocal a test.
Derived terms
- equivocality
- equivocalness
Related terms
- equivocation
- equivoque
Translations
Further reading
- equivocal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- equivocal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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