"unclarity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unclarities [plural]
Etymology: From un- + clarity, modelled after unclear. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|clarity}} un- + clarity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unclarity (countable and uncountable, plural unclarities)
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being unclear or confusingly formulated; ambiguousness; imprecision. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unclarity-en-noun-AVg8fpLQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10
  2. (countable) A statement that is unclear. Tags: countable Translations (A statement that is unclear): Unklarheit [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-unclarity-en-noun-At9vaCWp Disambiguation of 'A statement that is unclear': 8 92

Inflected forms

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