Question

Choose the word which is closest to the opposite in meaning to the italicized word.
This author has perspicuity in his style.
A. Frankness
B. Bluntness
C. Ambiguity
D. Vivacity

Answer 1

Hint: Words which share opposite meanings are called antonyms. Every word has an opposite word. The word antonym was first used in the year 1857.

Complete answer:
Antonym is a word that has the exact opposite sense of another word. Life is full of antonyms, from a traffic signal "stop" and "go" to side-by - side bathroom doors labelled "men" and "women."
Some antonyms are very obvious, such as “good” and “bad” or “black” and “white.” By adding prefixes to some words, it can be converted into their antonyms such as "un," "in," or "non," as "likeable" is transformed into its antonym, "unlike." The Greek word anti, meaning “opposite,” is taken by the word antonym itself, and adds it to -onym, which comes from the Greek onoma, or opposite name.
Now, let us look at the given question. To find out the antonym of the given word, first we have to know the meaning of the word. The word given here is perspicuity. It refers to something that can be seen through. So, the opposite of perspicuity will be related to something which cannot be seen through, something unclear. Therefore, the correct option is C i.e. ambiguity.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C'.

Note: To find the opposite meaning word, you must look at the meanings of the given options. If you are stuck in any of the words, always take the help of a dictionary.