'Vague' definitions:

Definition of 'vague'

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adjective
Not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke [syn: obscure, vague]
adjective
Not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" [syn: undefined, vague] [ant: defined]
adjective
Lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy]

Definition of 'Vague'

From: GCIDE
  • Vague \Vague\ (v[=a]g), a. [Compar. Vaguer (v[=a]g"[~e]r); superl. Vaguest.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See Vague, v. i.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] "To set upon the vague villains." --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
  • She danced along with vague, regardless eyes. --Keats. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition. [1913 Webster]
  • This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report. [1913 Webster]
  • Some legend strange and vague. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • Vague year. See Sothiac year, under Sothiac. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous; hazy; loose; lax; uncertain. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Vague'

From: GCIDE
  • Vague \Vague\, n. [Cf. F. vague.] An indefinite expanse. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Vague'

From: GCIDE
  • Vague \Vague\, v. i. [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.] To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] "[The soul] doth vague and wander." --Holland. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Vague'

From: GCIDE
  • Vague \Vague\, n. A wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] --Holinshed. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'vague'

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