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People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words.
Felix Mendelssohn

Meaning of "unclear" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCLEAR

unclear  [ʌnˈklɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCLEAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unclear is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNCLEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unclear in the English dictionary

The definition of unclear in the dictionary is not clear or definite; ambiguous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCLEAR


antinuclear
ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪə
binuclear
baɪˈnjuːklɪə
chanticleer
ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə
clear
klɪə
cochlea
ˈkɒklɪə
cochlear
ˈkɒklɪə
crystal-clear
ˌkrɪst əlˈklɪə
internuclear
ˌɪntəˈnjuːklɪə
intranuclear
ˌɪntrəˈnjuːklɪə
macronuclear
ˌmækrəʊˈnjuːklɪə
mononuclear
ˌmɒnəʊˈnjuːklɪə
multinuclear
ˌmʌltɪˈnjuːklɪə
nuclear
ˈnjuːklɪə
overclear
ˌəʊvəˈklɪə
polymorphonuclear
ˌpɒlɪˌmɔːfəʊˈnjuːklɪə
polynuclear
ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪə
preclear
priːˈklɪə
subnuclear
sʌbˈnjuːklɪə
thermonuclear
ˌθɜːməʊˈnjuːklɪə
trochlea
ˈtrɒklɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCLEAR

uncle
Uncle Sam
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tomism
uncle-ji
unclean
uncleaned
uncleanliness
uncleanly
uncleanness
uncleansed
uncleared
unclearly
unclearness
uncleft
unclench
unclerical
uncleship
unclew
unclimbable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCLEAR

all clear
appear
bear
blear
dear
ear
extranuclear
fear
gear
hear
in clear
in the clear
near
non-nuclear
on a tear
photonuclear
pronuclear
rear
the coast is clear
uninuclear

Synonyms and antonyms of unclear in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNCLEAR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unclear» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unclear

Translation of «unclear» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNCLEAR

Find out the translation of unclear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unclear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unclear» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不清楚的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco claro
570 millions of speakers

English

unclear
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अस्पष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ وَاضِح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неясный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obscuro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্পষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak jelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unklar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不明瞭な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

명확하지 않은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ra cetho
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không rõ ràng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெளிவாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belirsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oscuro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niejasny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неясний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neclar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασαφής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onduidelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oklar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uklar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unclear

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCLEAR»

The term «unclear» is very widely used and occupies the 13.321 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCLEAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unclear» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unclear» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unclear

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNCLEAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unclear.
1
Ansel Adams
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
2
Tim Birkhead
The human eye has long fascinated lovers, artists and physicians. The ancient Greeks dissected eyes, but struggled to understand how they worked, unclear as to whether they received or emanated light.
3
Francis Crick
The meaning of this observation is unclear, but it raises the unfortunate possibility of ambiguous triplets; that is, triplets which may code more than one amino acid. However one would certainly expect such triplets to be in a minority.
4
Alice Dreger
I don't have the panic I used to have, meeting people who are androgynous, but when you meet someone whose identity is unclear, that throws your own identity into flux because the way we treat each other is very gendered.
5
Jeffrey R. Immelt
I have learned that nothing is certain except for the need to have strong risk management, a lot of cash, the willingness to invest even when the future is unclear, and great people.
6
Robert B. Laughlin
But the need for conflict to expose prejudice and unclear reasoning, which is deeply embedded in my philosophy of science, has its origin in these debates.
7
Felix Mendelssohn
People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words.
8
Eduardo Paes
Rio will have to look after the legacy of infrastructure. But it's unclear who will run the sports centres after the Olympics.
9
Nick Stahl
Well, it was very interesting to play a character and stretch it over such a long time - 12 episodes. I had never done a TV show before, so week to week it was unclear what we would be asked to do.
10
George Tenet
By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCLEAR»

Discover the use of unclear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unclear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unclear and Present Danger
Solange Montgomery, a successful African American corporate employee, loves Ali Marks, a New York City policeman.
Michele Cameron, 2011
2
Statutory Default Rules: How to Interpret Unclear Legislation
This book takes a fresh approach by focusing instead on what judges should do once the legal materials fail to resolve the interpretive question.
Einer Elhauge, 2009
3
Obscure language, unclear literature: theory and practice ...
"This book vigorously confronts an intractable problem of literary study: the early attempts to articulate what is conceived as being obscure, unsayable, difficult: Unwilling to accept the ubiquitous explanation of obscurity as a ...
Päivi Mehtonen, 2003
4
Air Ambulance: Effects of Industry Changes on Services are ...
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Changes in the air ambulance (AA) industry's size and structure have led to differences of opinion about the implications for AA use, safety, and services.
Gerald L. Dillingham, 2011
5
General and Flag Officers: Number Required Is Unclear Based ...
The U.S. Congress determines the maximum number of general and flag officers that the military may have by specifying service-specific ceilings.
Sharon A. Cekala, 1997
6
Community Development: Extent of Federal Influence on Urban ...
Addresses concerns about the contribution of federal programs and policies to "urban sprawl" (US) while recognizing that land-use planning has traditionally been a function of state and local governments.
Signora May, 1999
7
Trade adjustment assistance : impact of federal assistance ...
The impact of the TAA program for firms is unclear, based on our review of EDA's data, our interviews of program participants who received TAA benefits, and our interviews of the 12 regional Center directors. EDA Does Little to Monitor ...
8
Unkept Promises, Unclear Consequences: US Economic Policy ...
US Economic Policy and the Japanese Response Ryuzo Sato, John A. Rizzo. Unkept promises, unclear consequences Unkept promises, unclear COllS€qll€ IlC€S U.S. economic policy and the Japanese Half-title.
Ryuzo Sato, John A. Rizzo, 2006
9
Homeland Security: Prospects for Biometric US-VISIT Exit ...
HOMELAND. SECURITY. Prospects. for. US-VISIT. Biometric. Exit. Capability. Remain. Unclear. Why GAO Did This Study The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has spent and continues to invest hundreds of millions of dollars each ...
10
Military personnel general and flag officer requirements are ...
The origin of the 16 factors, however, is unclear. According to the general and flag officer study, the 16 factors originated in the deliberations of the Bolte commission in the late 1950s.12 An LMI official told us neither LMI nor the services could ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCLEAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unclear is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Study: Shasta Dam expansion feasible but financing unclear
However, it was unclear who would be willing to take on the cost of construction. The report said non-federal alternative financing would have to be secured for a ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
2
Ha the Unclear - "Growing Mould" (video) premiere)
Ten months ago PopMatters premiered the clever “85” by New Zealand band Ha the Unclear from their debut album Bacterium, Look at Your Motor Go. We know ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
3
Legality of Abbott vetoes remains unclear, under review
It remained unclear Wednesday whether leaders would reach a resolution on how to handle the matter, if a request for a legal opinion would be submitted to ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Jason Pierre-Paul's Status Unclear as Giants Fail to Reach Deal
A little more than a week after Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul injured his hand in a fireworks accident, which resulted in the amputation of his right index ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Timaru showgrounds' future unclear 10 years after Calder Stewart …
The future of Timaru's former A and P showgrounds remains unclear 10 years after Christchurch developers Calder Stewart bought the land. The company ... «Timaru Herald, Jul 15»
6
Developer's Affordable Housing Pledge at Rheingold Site Unclear
GREENPOINT — Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna said Friday that "we don't know" if the city will be able to hold the developer of the Rheingold ... «DNAinfo, Jun 15»
7
Scientists Make Unclear Breakthrough After Giving Robot Cancer
SALEM, OR—Saying their respective justifications were “good to go” whenever necessary, local couple Mark Wondrich, 25, and Cara Marshall, 27, reported ... «The Onion, May 15»
8
New bargaining law unclear on teacher strikes, hearing told
A ruling on whether three Ontario high school strikes are illegal is based on a new law that does not clearly ban local strikes waged over provincially bargained ... «Toronto Star, May 15»
9
Lawmakers: Future of Over-Budget Denver VA Hospital Unclear
Construction continues at the Replacement Medical Center at VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, Colo. Department of Veterans Affairs. «Military.com, May 15»
10
Leeds United: Neil Redfearn future remains unclear
Newly returned Leeds United chairman Massimo Cellino says he will take his time before deciding whether to retain Neil Redfearn as head coach. Ex-academy ... «BBC Sport, May 15»

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