50 Examples of Ambiguous Nouns

Ambiguous Nouns

The ambiguous nouns are those whose gender (female or male) cannot be easily identified. For example: sugar / sugar.

Most of the nouns They can be classified into masculine and feminine gender, depending on whether we use them with the article the or the article the. For example: home (feminine noun), the tree (masculine noun).

However, there are some nouns that turn out to be somewhat confusing, which are called ambiguous nouns.

Sometimes it happens that the same noun is used in a way in the colloquial language, while in written or formal language it is written with another gender. For example: the heat / the heat.

Ambiguous nouns are often used in the poetry incorporating its ambiguity into writing. For example: the sea it is a poetic expression that is allowed, although it is known that the noun (sea) is a masculine noun (the sea).

Types of ambiguous nouns

Examples of undifferentiated ambiguous nouns

The most common use of the noun will be placed first.

1. Sugar - sugar
2. The water - the water
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3. The heat - the heat
4. The marathon - the marathon
5. The framework - the framework
6. The dishwasher - the dishwasher
7. The frying pan - the frying pan
8. The tilde - the tilde
9. The analysis - the analysis
10. The apostrophe - the apostrophe
11. The ostrich - the ostrich
12. The radio - the radio
13. Rheumatism - rheumatism
14. The dowry - the dowry
15. The enzyme - the enzyme
16. The stamen - the stamen
17. Herpes - Herpes
18. The puff pastry - the puff pastry
19. The boundary - the boundary
20. The sea - the sea
21. Dramatic art - dramatic art
22. The margin - the margin
23. The wicker - the wicker
24. The sauna - the sauna
25. The soot - the soot
26. The tripod - the tripod
27. The vodka - the vodka
28. The question - the question
29. Mallards - Mallards

Examples of ambiguous nouns with different meanings

1. The court - the court

The power outage was very big. / The Supreme Court of Justice announced the ruling this morning.

1. The forehead - the forehead

The battle front was surrounded by the enemy. / Rodrigo injured his forehead after the accident.

1. The capital - the capital

It is a company with a lot of capital. / Yesterday we visited the capital of France.

1. The comma - the comma

The patient has not yet come out of the coma. / Yesterday we learned to use the comma.

1. The publisher - the publisher

Today's newspaper editorial will generate a lot of buzz. / There is a publisher interested in publishing my book.