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vagueness

[vayg-nis] / ˈveɪg nɪs /


NOUN
indistinctness
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Vagueness is his asset every bit as much as it is Trump’s.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020

She's also committed to getting "as close as we can" to 50/50 gender split on the bill; while there are "fresh ideas" afoot for the festival's outré late-night arenas, Block9, Lost Vagueness and Arcadia.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2019

Two other categories were “Misleading Vagueness and Fanciful Details” and “Inventing Straw Men,” particularly the media.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2019

Vagueness was a virtue in many periods of European art — particularly when the Inquisition was breathing down your neck.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2011

Vagueness is at times necessary and mystery is never in short supply, but I don’t think they’re anything to worship.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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