Added 9 October 2026 vagueness noun Categories: Describing WordsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about vagueness at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning. the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness Indistinctness of shape or character. the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner Related Words: mysteriousmysteryuncertaintyambiguousimprecisioninaccuracymystiquedeficiencyambiguityconfusionobscurityprecision Back to today's word