nebulous
Meaning of nebulous
- in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
a giant nebulous glow
- (of a concept) vague or ill-defined.
nebulous concepts like quality of life
late Middle English (in the sense ‘cloudy’): from French nébuleux or Latin nebulosus, from nebula ‘mist’. nebulous (sense 2 of the adjective) dates from the early 19th century.
Information about nebulous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of nebulous
neb-u-lous
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- nebulous is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
nebulous synonyms
Meaning cloudy:
Meaning nebular:
Meaning unfixed:
Meaning not clear or sharply defined:
Meaning not clearly expressed or defined; vague:
Meaning not obvious or definite; ambiguous:
Meaning of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning:
Meaning vague or ill-defined:
Meaning difficult to perceive; indistinct or vague:
Meaning full of, covered with, or accompanied by mist:
Meaning unable to see or be seen clearly:
Meaning not clearly or distinctly visible or audible:
Meaning full of or characterized by fog:
Meaning (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible:
Meaning of uncertain identity or nature:
Meaning (of an object or shape) made difficult to see by darkness, shade, or distance:
Meaning hard to define; vague:
Meaning (especially of a garment) lacking a distinctive or attractive shape:
Meaning without a clear or definite shape or structure:
Meaning without a definite form or shape:
Meaning without a clearly defined shape or form:
Meaning not able to be relied on; not known or definite:
Meaning not exactly known, established, or defined:
Meaning lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail:
Meaning not arranged in order; untidy:
Meaning (of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered:
Meaning open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning:
Meaning just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary:
Meaning (especially of language) hard or impossible to understand:
Meaning covered in or full of mud:
nebulous antonyms
Meaning easy to perceive, understand, or interpret:
Words that rhyme with nebulous
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