nebulous
/ˈnebjələs/NEH-byuh-luhs
/ˈnɛbjələs/NEH-byuh-luhs
Meaningmisty
Common meaning: vague, cloudy
- nebulmist, haze, a cloudLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1194 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin nebula ‘mist, haze, a cloud’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry nebula, p. 1194 · dictionary scan
Roots
- nebula, -ae Latin “mist, haze, a cloud”
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