equivocalness vs lexical ambiguity
lexical ambiguity vs equivocalnessequivocalness and lexical ambiguity both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| equivocalness | Yes | No | No | No |
| lexical ambiguity | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lexical ambiguity is a hyponym of
equivocalness; that is, lexical ambiguity is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
equivocalness:
- equivocalness: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
- lexical ambiguity: the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
Other hyponyms of equivocalness include
equivocation, evasiveness, prevarication, polysemy, no man's land, twilight zone.
| equivocalness (noun) | lexical ambiguity (noun) |
|---|---|
| unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings |
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