Difference between Equivocalness and Ambiguity

What is the difference between Equivocalness and Ambiguity?

Equivocalness as a noun is the state of being equivocal; ambiguity while Ambiguity as a noun is something liable to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.

Equivocalness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state of being equivocal; ambiguity

Ambiguity

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something liable to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.The state of being ambiguous.

Example sentence: I've yet to meet a person in my life who doesn't have some moral ambiguity.

We hope you now know whether to use Equivocalness or Ambiguity in your sentence.

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