nebulousness

 [neb-yuh-luhs]  

neb·u·lous

   [neb-yuh-luhs]
adjective
1.
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.
2.
cloudy or cloudlike.
3.
of or resembling a nebula or nebulae; nebular.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin nebulōsus full of mist, foggy, cloudy. See nebula, -ous

Related forms
neb·u·lous·ly, adverb
neb·u·lous·ness, noun
non·neb·u·lous, adjective
non·neb·u·lous·ly, adverb
non·neb·u·lous·ness, noun
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qua·si-neb·u·lous, adjective
qua·si-neb·u·lous·ly, adverb
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nebulous (ˈnɛbjʊləs)
 
—adj
1.  lacking definite form, shape, or content; vague or amorphous: nebulous reasons
2.  of, characteristic of, or resembling a nebula
3.  rare misty or hazy
 
'nebulously
 
—adv
 
'nebulousness
 
—n

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