nebulous
In the form of a cloud or hazeIn the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
» His explanations are generally very nebulous.
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3 sensesIn 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 sentencesHis explanations are generally very nebulous.
Slowly she disappeared in the nebulous woods.
deLangsam verschwand sie im nebligen Wald. — al_ex_an_der
English is full of ambiguous, nebulous phonemes, so English-language pop music attracts many who like such sounds.
That sentence is neither beautiful nor ugly. It's nebulous.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English nebulous, from Middle French nebuleus, from Latin nebulōsusInherited 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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Forms
more nebulous, most nebulous| Comparative | more nebulous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most nebulous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
21 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.