The nebulosity . . . of the mother idiom. --I.
Disraeli.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Astron.) (a) The stuff of which a nebula is formed. (b) A nebula. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nebulosity — index indistinctness, opacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nebulosity — (n.) 1738, from Fr. nébulosité, from L.L. nebulositatem (nom. nebulositas), from L. nebulosus, from nebula (see NEBULA (Cf. nebula)) … Etymology dictionary
nebulosity — [neb΄yə läs′ə tē] n. [Fr nébulosité < LL nebulositas] 1. the quality or condition of being nebulous 2. pl. nebulosities NEBULA (n. 1) … English World dictionary
nebulosity — nebulous ► ADJECTIVE 1) in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy. 2) vague or ill defined: nebulous concepts. 3) Astronomy relating to a nebula or nebulae. DERIVATIVES nebulosity noun … English terms dictionary
nebulosity — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈläsəd.ē, ətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: French or Late Latin; French nébulosité, from Late Latin nebulositat , nebulositas, from Latin nebulosus + itat, itas ity 1. : the quality or state of being nebulous : cloudiness 2. : nebulous… … Useful english dictionary
nebulosity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1833 1. the quality or state of being nebulous 2. nebulous matter; also nebula 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
nebulosity — /neb yeuh los i tee/, n., pl. nebulosities. 1. nebulous or nebular matter. 2. a nebulous form, shape, or mass. 3. the state or condition of being nebulous. [1755 65; < LL nebulositas. See NEBULOSE, ITY] * * * … Universalium
nebulosity — noun The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness. See Also: nebulous, nebular, nebula … Wiktionary
nebulosity — neb·u·los·i·ty || nebjÉ™ lÉ‘sÉ™tɪ / jÊŠlÉ’ n. cloudiness, lack of clarity, state of being nebulous … English contemporary dictionary
nebulosity — n. Cloudiness, haziness, mistiness, nebulousness … New dictionary of synonyms
