mehrdeutig — meaning in English

English meaning

• ambiguous adj Open to more than one interpretation; unclear in meaning.
• equivocal adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.

Senses

mehrdeutig is used for these senses in English:

• ambiguous Open to multiple interpretations.
• equivocal Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
• polysemous (linguistics) Synonym of polysemic.

equivocal — full definition

1. adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.
2. adjective Of evidence or results: inconclusive, pointing in no clear direction.

Related German words