/ʌnklɪˈɹ/ - [unklir] - un•clear
We found 10 definitions of unclear from 5 different sources.
Adjectiveunclear, unclearer, unclearest |
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unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" | ||
clear readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" | ||
ambiguous having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" | ||
indefinite not decided or not known; "were indefinite about their plans"; "plans are indefinite" | ||
uncomprehensible, incomprehensible difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein | ||
indistinct not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" | ||
opaque not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" | ||
lucidness, clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | ||
blurred, clouded unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells | ||
perplexing, confusing, puzzling lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" | ||
unclear - poorly stated or described; "he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts" | ||
ill-defined | ||
unclear - not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" | ||
indecipherable, undecipherable, unreadable | ||
illegible (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting" |