Vague Definition

vāg
vaguer, vaguest
adjective
vaguer, vaguest
Not clearly, precisely, or definitely expressed or stated.
Webster's New World
Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression.
Vague in his answers, a vague hope.
Webster's New World
Indefinite in shape, form, or character; hazily or indistinctly seen or sensed.
Webster's New World
Not precisely determined or known; uncertain.
Webster's New World
Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy.
A vague uneasiness.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
Wiktionary
verb

To wander; to roam; to stray.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Vague

Adjective

Base Form:
vague
Comparative:
vaguer
Superlative:
vaguest

Origin of Vague

  • From Middle French vague, from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling, fig. uncertain, vague").

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French wandering from Latin vagus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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