Ambiguity

Am·bi·gu·i·ty

Ambiguity

n.

pl. Ambiguities

  1. The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression.
    No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued.
    The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity.