equivocality

English

Etymology

From equivocal +‎ -ity.

Noun

equivocality (countable and uncountable, plural equivocalities)

  1. The quality of being equivocal.
    Synonym: equivocalness
    • 2008 March 29, Dave Kehr, “A Star Who Mastered a New Moral Ambiguity”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      The military lent a new context to Mr. Widmark’s moral equivocality: in films like “Halls of Montezuma,” “The Frogmen,” “Take the High Ground!” and “Destination Gobi” Mr. Widmark played hard-bitten commanders whose apparent coldness and cruelty masked a deeper concern with the safety of their men.

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