Ambiguity and Inscrutableness

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

Inscrutableness and ambiguity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inscrutableness" instead a noun "Ambiguity".

Nearby Words: ambiguous, ambiguously

Inscrutableness

Inscrutableness noun - The quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain.
Usage example: it's the sheer inscrutableness of the lady's smile that has tantalized art lovers for centuries

Ambiguity and inscrutableness are semantically related. You can use "Ambiguity" instead a noun "Inscrutableness".
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