unequivocal

English

Alternative forms

• unæquivocal (rare)

Etymology

un- +‎ equivocal

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˌʌn.ɪˈkwɪv.ə.kl/

Adjective

unequivocal (comparative more unequivocal, superlative most unequivocal)

1. Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

   I want you to give me an unequivocal guarantee on that.

2. Without equal, matchless. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   I wanted to do something in my life that was unequivocal.

   At the time of its construction, the scope and size of the Golden Gate Bridge’s construction was unequivocal.

Usage notes

• Nouns often used with "unequivocal": evidence, statement.

Synonyms

• definite
• unambiguous
• univocal

Derived terms

• unequivocally

Translations

without equal

Dutch: ongeëvenaard (nl) Finnish: verraton (fi) Macedonian: беспримерен (mk) (besprímeren) m.

Persian: بی همتا (fa) Serbo-Croatian: bez premca (sh)

without ambiguity

Chinese: Mandarin: 不含糊 (cmn) (bù hánhu), 明確 (cmn), 明确 (cmn) (míngquè) Danish: utvivlsom (da) Dutch: eenduidig (nl) Finnish: yksiselitteinen (fi) French: sans équivoque (fr) German: unzweideutig (de), unmissverständlich (de), eindeutig (de)

Irish: aonchiallach (ga) Japanese: 明確な (ja) (めいかくな, meikaku-na) Macedonian: недвосмислен (mk) (nedvósmislen) m. Norwegian: utvilsom (no) Persian: صریح (fa) Russian: недвусмысленный (ru) (nedvusmýslennyj) Spanish: inequívoco (es)

External links

• unequivocal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• unequivocal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911