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equivocation vs equivocalness

equivocalness vs equivocation

equivocation and equivocalness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
equivocation Yes No No No
equivocalness Yes No No No
As nouns, equivocalness is a hypernym of equivocation; that is, equivocalness is a word with a broader meaning than equivocation:
  • equivocation: intentionally vague or ambiguous
  • equivocalness: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Other hypernyms of equivocation include ambiguity, untruthfulness.
equivocation (noun) equivocalness (noun)
falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
intentionally vague or ambiguous
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Difference between equivocation and equivocalness

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