nebulous
pronunciation
How to pronounce nebulous in British English:
UK [ˈnebjələs]
How to pronounce nebulous in American English:
US [ˈnɛbjələs]
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- Adjective:
- lacking definite form or limits
- lacking definition or definite content
Word Origin
- nebulous (adj.)
- late 14c., "cloudy, misty," from Latin nebulosus "cloudy, misty, foggy, full of vapor," from nebula (see nebula). The figurative sense of "hazy, vague, formless" is first attested 1831. Astronomical sense is from 1670s. Related: Nebulously; nebulousness.
Example
- 1. Refreshing everything , in contrast , is a more nebulous goal .
- 2. When you first start thinking about this , it seems nebulous .
- 3. Her image , her reputation , her life history is nebulous , a drifting cloud , a mist with certain points of colour and definition .
- 4. Then do its nebulous emanations shrink upon themselves , get heated , and heat in their turn .
- 5. When you subscribe to a religion , you substitute nebulous group-think for focused , independent thought .