ambiguidade

See also: ambigüidade

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ambigüidade (pre-1990 spelling)
• ambigùidade (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ambiguitātem. By surface analysis, ambíguo +‎ -idade.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.ɡwiˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.ɡwiˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.ɡwiˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.ɡwiˈda.dɨ/ [ɐ̃.bi.ɣwiˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: am‧bi‧gui‧da‧de

Noun

ambiguidade f (countable and uncountable, plural ambiguidades)

1. (uncountable) ambiguity (the state of being ambiguous)

   Antonym: inambiguidade

2. (countable) ambiguity (an instance of ambiguity)

   Antonym: inambiguidade

Related terms

• ambíguo