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Vague Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Vague? [adj] not clearly understood or expressed; "an indeterminate turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke [adj] not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" [adj] lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Vague: dim \| faint \| indefinable \| indeterminate \| indistinct \| obscure \| shadowy \| unclear \| undefinable \| undefined \| wispy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Vague: See Also \| indefinite Vague In Webster's Dictionary \Vague\ (v[=a]g), a. [Compar. {Vaguer} (v[=a]g"[~e]r); superl. {Vaguest}.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See {Vague}, v. i.] 1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] ``To set upon the vague villains.'' --Hayward. She danced along with vague, regardless eyes. --Keats. 2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition. This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. --I. Taylor. The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought. --Hawthorne. 3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report. Some legend strange and vague. --Longfellow. {Vague year}. See {Sothiac year}, under {Sothiac}. Syn: Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous; hazy; loose; lax; uncertain. \Vague\, n. [Cf. F. vague.] An indefinite expanse. [R.] The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. --Lowell. \Vague\, v. i. [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.] To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] ``[The soul] doth vague and wander.'' --Holland. \Vague\, n. A wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] --Holinshed.

Vague Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vague?

[adj] not clearly understood or expressed; "an indeterminate turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
[adj] not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"
[adj] lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"

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Vague In Webster's Dictionary

\Vague\ (v[=a]g), a. [Compar. {Vaguer} (v[=a]g"[~e]r);
superl. {Vaguest}.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See {Vague}, v.
i.]
1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] ``To set upon the
   vague villains.'' --Hayward.

         She danced along with vague, regardless eyes.
                                               --Keats.

2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous;
   as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.

         This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future
         glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. --I.
                                               Taylor.

         The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort
         of vague revery, which he called thought.
                                               --Hawthorne.

3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated;
   uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.

         Some legend strange and vague.        --Longfellow.

{Vague year}. See {Sothiac year}, under {Sothiac}.

Syn: Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous;
     hazy; loose; lax; uncertain.


\Vague\, n. [Cf. F. vague.]
An indefinite expanse. [R.]

      The gray vague of unsympathizing sea.    --Lowell.


\Vague\, v. i. [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]
To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] ``[The soul] doth vague
and wander.'' --Holland.


\Vague\, n.
A wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] --Holinshed.

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