vieldeutig
ambiguous; having many meanings
English translations
- 01
ambiguous
- 02
equivocal
- 03
polysemous
Word details
- German meaning
- Vieldeutig bedeutet, dass etwas mehrere mögliche Bedeutungen oder Interpretationen hat.
- English meaning
- Ambiguous means that something has several possible meanings or interpretations.
- Synonym
- unklar, ambivalent
- German example
- Seine Aussage war vieldeutig und ließ Raum für verschiedene Interpretationen.
- English example
- His statement was ambiguous and left room for different interpretations.
- Comparative
- vieldeutigerSuperlative: am vieldeutigsten
Related words
- Polysemie
Polysemy refers to the property of a word having multiple related meanings.
Example sentences with “vieldeutig”
Die Antwort war vieldeutig. (The answer was ambiguous.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'mehrdeutig' better?
They are interchangeable, though 'mehrdeutig' is more frequent.