amphiboly
Plural: amphibolies
Noun
- an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
- An ambiguous grammatical construction.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French amphibolie, from Latin amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 21
amphiboly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordamphiboly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amphiboly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 23
amphiboly: valid Words With Friends Word