Definizione monolingua

vague

vague

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vagar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of vagar

vague f. (plural vagues)

1. wave

vague (comparative vaguer, superlative vaguest)

1. not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
   • 1921, Bertrand Russell, The Analysis of Mind:

     It follows from what has been said that a vague thought has more likelihood of being true than a precise one. To try and hit an object with a vague thought is like trying to hit the bulls eye with a lump of putty: when the putty reaches the target, it flattens out all over it, and probably covers the bulls eye along with the rest. To try and hit an object with a precise thought is like trying to hit the bulls eye with a bullet. The advantage of the precise thought is that it distinguishes between the bulls eye and the rest of the target.

   • 2004: 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.

2. not having a precise meaning.

   a vague term of abuse

3. 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.

4. not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.

   a vague longing

5. not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.
6. lacking expression; vacant.
7. not sharply outlined; hazy.

Definizione dizionario vague

	vago
	not clearly expressed

imprecisato

impreciso

incerto

indefinibile

indefinito

indeterminato

indistinto

nebuloso

nuvoloso

sfocato

Altri significati:

not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.

not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.

not having a precise meaning.

not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

not sharply outlined; hazy.

lacking expression; vacant.

unceatain

not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.