adjective · rare

nebulous

nebulous · more nebulous · most nebulous

хмарний

туманный, облачный, неопределённый, неясный

unklar, neblig, nebelig, verworren

In the form of a cloud or hazeIn the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

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/ˈnɛbjʊləs/

» His explanations are generally very nebulous.

Meaning

3 senses

In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
neblig, nebelig
о́блачныйóblačnyj, тума́нныйtumánnyj
Vague or ill-defined.
nebulös, unklar, verworren
неопределённыйneopredeljónnyj, неотчётливыйneotčótlivyj, нея́сныйnejásnyj
Relating to a nebula or nebulae.
of or relating to or resembling a nebula

Examples

4 sentences

His explanations are generally very nebulous.
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Slowly she disappeared in the nebulous woods.
deLangsam verschwand sie im nebligen Wald.
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English is full of ambiguous, nebulous phonemes, so English-language pop music attracts many who like such sounds.
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That sentence is neither beautiful nor ugly. It's nebulous.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

in the form of a cloud:

ill-defined:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

in the form of a cloud:

ill-defined:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English nebulous, from Middle French nebuleus, from Latin nebulōsus

Inherited from Middle English nebulous, from Middle French nebuleus, from Latin nebulōsus (“full of mist, foggy, cloudy”), from nebula (“mist, vapour, cloud”), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud, vapor, fog, moist, sky”). By surface analysis, nebula + -ous. More at neveling, nuel.

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