vague

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French vague, from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /veɪɡ/ (Canada, Upper Midwestern US) IPA(key): /væɡ/ Rhymes: -eɪɡ, -æɡ === Adjective === vague (comparative vaguer, superlative vaguest) Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms. Synonyms: inarticulate, unclear; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible Not having a precise meaning. Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight. Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal, indistinct, obscure; see also Thesaurus:vague Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious. Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely. Synonym: dazed Lacking expression; vacant. Synonyms: vacant, vacuous Not sharply outlined; hazy. Synonyms: fuzzy, hazy, ill-defined; see also Thesaurus:indistinct Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. Synonyms: erratic, roaming, unsettled, vagrant, vagabond ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === vague (plural vagues) An indefinite expanse. (obsolete) A wandering; a vagary. === Verb === vague (third-person singular simple present vagues, present participle vaguing, simple past and past participle vagued) (archaic) to wander; to roam; to stray. To become vague or act in a vague manner. (Internet slang, intransitive) To make vague negative comments publicly; to make highly veiled complaints or insults. Synonym: vaguepost === Further reading === “vague”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vague”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “vague”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vagus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈba.ɣə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈva.ɣə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈva.ɣe] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈba.ɣe] === Adjective === vague (feminine vaga, masculine and feminine plural vagues) vague ==== Derived terms ==== vagament vaguetat === Further reading === “vague”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “vague”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “vague” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vague”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaɡ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French vague, from Old French vague (“movement on the surface of a liquid, ripple”), from Old Norse vágr (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave, storm”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”). Cognate with Swedish våg (“wave”), Middle Dutch waeghe, wage (“wave”), Old High German wāge (“wave”), Old English wǣg (“wave, billow, motion, flood”). More at waw, wave. ==== Noun ==== vague f (plural vagues) wave ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ⇒ Asturian: vagamar === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle French vague, borrowed from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”). Possibly a doublet of gai. ==== Adjective ==== vague (plural vagues) vague ==== Noun ==== vague m (plural vagues) vagueness Synonym: distrait ===== Derived terms ===== terrain vague vague à l'âme vaguement === Further reading === “vague”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: va‧gue === Verb === vague inflection of vagar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Verb === vague inflection of vagar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaɡe/ [ˈba.ɣ̞e] Rhymes: -aɡe Syllabification: va‧gue === Verb === vague inflection of vagar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative