nebulous

Meaning

1. In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
2. Vague or ill-defined.
3. Relating to a nebula or nebulae.

Synonyms

nebular

vague

hazy

cloudy

☁️

unfixed

nebulose

foggy

🌁

nubilous

misty

nonspecific

overcast

rooky

steamy

unclear

undefinable

undefined

windy

wooly

cloudylike

vaporlike

amorphous

blizzardous

blurred

clouded

diffuse

dim

indefinite

indeterminate

indistinct

Translations

nebuloso

☁️

nébuleux

nebuloso

neblig

🌁

nebulös

nebelig

🌁

bulanık

dumanlı

vague

👋

vago

nebulós

☁️

nebelhaft

ضبابي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɛbjʊləs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

Cognate with Ancient Greek: νέφος

Cognate with German: Nebel

Cognate with Old High German: nebul

Cognate with Old English: nifol

In summary

From Middle English, 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”).
Cognates
*Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos, “cloud”)
*German Nebel
**Old High German nebul (“cloud, fog”)
*Old English nifol, neowol (“dark, gloomy, obscure, precipitous, prone”)
by surface analysis, nebula + -ous. More at neveling, nuel.