Ambiguity
Ambiguity noun - The quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished
Complexity and ambiguity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Complexity" instead a noun "Ambiguity".
Nearby Words: ambiguous, ambiguously
Complexity
Complexity noun - The state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects.
Ambiguity and complexity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ambiguity" instead a noun "Complexity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- problem and ambiguity
- problem and complexity
- difficulty and ambiguity
- difficulty and complexity
- puzzle and ambiguity
- puzzle and complexity
- confusion and ambiguity
- confusion and complexity
- enigma and ambiguity
- enigma and complexity
- obscurity and ambiguity
- obscurity and complexity
- mystery and ambiguity
- mystery and complexity
How words are described
| emotional | emotional ambiguity | emotional complexity |
| full | full ambiguity | full complexity |
| complex | complex ambiguity | complex complexity |
| certain | certain ambiguity | certain complexity |
| Other adjectives: considerable, sheer, real, massive, extreme, great, little, moral, general, less, intentional, increasing, visual, cultural, added, varying. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- It's more accurate to say that for Fassbinder, Women are tougher in both the good and bad sense, and actresses appreciated him for giving them complex roles that allowed them the same moral ambiguity and complexity given to actors.
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A Philip Marlowe film, particularly noted for its "labyrinthine" complexity and enigmatic ambiguity.
Source: Film Noir
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