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[neb-yuh-los-i-tee]

neb·u·los·i·ty

[neb-yuh-los-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
nebulous or nebular matter.
2.
a nebulous form, shape, or mass.
3.
the state or condition of being nebulous.

Origin:
1755–65; < Late Latin nebulōsitās. See nebulose, -ity
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nebulosity (ˌnɛbjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the state or quality of being nebulous
2.  astronomy a nebula

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