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. (possibly dated) Without equal, matchless.

   the unequivocal scope of the Golden Gate Bridge

Usage notes

Nouns often used with "unequivocal" include "evidence" and "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)
• Hungarian: egyértelmű (hu)

• 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)
• Swedish: entydig (sv), omisskännlig (sv)

External links

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