What is the meaning of vagueness?

noun

  • Unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning.
    • usage: "the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"; "these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey"
  • Indistinctness of shape or character.
    • usage: "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"
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