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nebular

nebular

1 8.5
Having a soft appearance like a cloud that is not clear
  • adjective
  • /ˈnɛbjələr/
translation icon : nebuloso
  • Her thoughts were nebular and hard to grasp.

Examples

  • The artist painted a stunning scene of a nebular landscape filled with swirling colors.

  • Mist rose from the lake in nebular formations at dawn.

  • A faint, nebular glow surrounded the distant star in the telescope's view.

  • The artist chose soft, nebular colors to create an ethereal sky in the painting.

  • The night sky was filled with nebular formations.

  • The nebular fog blurred the outline of the mountains in the distance.

  • Her thoughts were nebular, drifting uncertainly without clear direction.

Synonyms

nebulous
vsnebular
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Cloudy or hazy in shape like a cloud in space

is more general, describing a vague appearance in ordinary use
cloudlike
vsnebular
1 4.0

Having a soft, fluffy shape like a cloud

is about a vague, indistinct or blurred visual quality

Compounds

nebular hypothesis
  • Specialized
9.9

A theory that the sun and planets formed from a spinning cloud of gas and dust

How Cloudy

cloudy
51 1.0
nebular
1 8.5
blurred
2 3.4
hazy
49 3.9
clear
866 1.0

Surface Forms

nebular positive

Morphology

nebular = nebula (transparent) = nebula + ar

The adjective is straightforwardly formed from 'nebula' + '-ar' and the extended meaning 'cloudy or indistinct' follows naturally from 'nebula' = 'cloud'.

Etymology

Nebular comes from the Latin nebula, meaning 'mist' or 'cloud', the same root you see in nebulous. So nebular describes something 'cloud-like' or 'unclear', like a soft, misty shape or faint glow.