English
Pronunciation
/veɪg/, /<tt>veIg</tt>/
audio|en-uk-vague.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-vague.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪɡ|-eɪɡ
Etymology
Middle French < Latin vagus ('wandering').
Adjective
en-adj|vagu|er
- not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
#*2004: w: Chris Wallace (journalist)|Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
#*:Throughout the first week of his presidency, Dulles and Bissell continued to brief Kennedy on their strategy for Cuba, but the men were vague and their meetings offered little in the way of hard facts.
- not having a precise meaning.
#:a vague term of abuse
- not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
#:only a vague notion of what�s needed
#:a vague hint of a thickening waistline
#:I haven�t the vaguest idea.
- not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.
#:a vague longing
- not thinking or expressing one�s thoughts clearly or precisely.
- lacking expression; vacant.
- not sharply outlined; hazy.
Synonyms
obscure
Related terms
vaguely (adverb)
vagueness (noun)
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Related terms)
Arabic: ARchar|غا�ض (�á:me�)
Chinese: �� (hánhú)
Croatian: nejasan
Dutch: vaag
French: vague
Finnish: epämääräinen, epäselvä, hämärä, ympäripyöreä
German: unbestimmt
Hungarian: bizonytalan, homályos
Hebrew: �� �ר�ר (la barur), ע��� (�amum)
Italian: vago
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Japanese: ��� (�����, aimai na)
Korean: í��리ë�¤ (heurida), ì� 매í��ë�¤ (aemae-hada)
Portuguese: vago m
Russian: неоп�едел�нн�й (neopredeljónnyj)
Spanish: vago
Swedish: vag (1-7), obestämd (1-7)
Turkish: mu�lak
French
Pronunciation
IPA: /vaɡ/
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Noun
vague f
- wave
Related terms
vaguelette
vaguette
Adjective
vague
- vague
Noun
vague m
- vagueness
Synonyms
distrait
Related terms
vaguement
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