The state or quality of being ambiguous or open to more than one interpretation.
the equivocacy of the term helps him in his argumentation
Example sentencesExamples
The sexual equivocacy was also constantly reinforced by the theatrical conventions in which actresses were presented to male audiences as beautiful, sexual, available beings.
Only univocal assertions protect us from equivocacy.
The equivocacy of Descartes's position was mocked by many of his contemporaries.
They satisfied his desire for that elusive double who, like a parallel universe, may both share and appease the anguish of existence and the equivocacy of art.
The equivocacy of scripture serves as an instrument of divine justice.
Synonyms
ambivalence, equivocation
Origin
Mid 17th century: from late Latin aequivocus(see equivocal) + -acy.