Nebulous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking definite form or limits; - H.T.Moore

of or relating to or resembling a nebula

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛbjʊləs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛbjʊləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛbjʊləs/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɛbjʊləs/.

Examples

gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion
nebulous distinction between pride and conceit
the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unfixed cloudy nebular nebulose

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking definite form or limits; - H.T.Moore “gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion”
adjective	of or relating to or resembling a nebula “the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system”
adjective	lacking definition or definite content; ; - Jane Austen “nebulous reasons”

Word Forms

cloudiness	noun	the quality of being cloudy
nebula	noun	an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nebulös

es mangelt an klaren Formen oder Grenzen; - H. T. Moore

🇫🇷French

nébuleux

manquant de forme ou de limites définies ; - H.T.Moore

🇪🇸Spanish

nebuloso

carente de forma o límites definidos; - HT Moore

🇮🇹Italian

nebuloso

privo di forma o limiti definiti; - H.T.Moore

🇳🇱Dutch

vaag

zonder duidelijke vorm of grenzen; - H.T.Moore

🇵🇹Portuguese

nebuloso

sem forma ou limites definidos; -HTMoore

🇷🇺Russian

туманный

отсутствие определенной формы или границ; - Х.Т.Мур

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्पष्ट

निश्चित रूप या सीमा का अभाव; - एच.टी.मूर

🇮🇳Tamil

அசுத்தமான

திட்டவட்டமான வடிவம் அல்லது வரம்புகள் இல்லாதது; - எச்.டி.மூர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిహారిక

ఖచ్చితమైన రూపం లేదా పరిమితులు లేకపోవడం; - హెచ్.టి.మూర్

🇮🇳Gujarati

નેબ્યુલસ

ચોક્કસ સ્વરૂપ અથવા મર્યાદાનો અભાવ; - એચ.ટી.મૂરે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀಹಾರಿಕೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ಮಿತಿಗಳ ಕೊರತೆ; - ಎಚ್.ಟಿ.ಮೂರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീഹാരിക

നിശ്ചിത രൂപമോ പരിധികളോ ഇല്ല; - എച്ച്.ടി.മൂർ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

قطعی شکل یا حدود کا فقدان؛ - ایچ ٹی مور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模糊的

缺乏明确的形式或限制； ——H·T·摩尔

🇯🇵Japanese

漠然とした

明確な形式や限界を欠いている。 - H.T.ムーア

🇰🇷Korean

모호한

명확한 형태나 한계가 부족함; - H.T.무어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm u

thiếu hình thức hoặc giới hạn xác định; - H.T.Moore

🇹🇭Thai

คลุมเครือ

ขาดรูปแบบหรือข้อจำกัดที่ชัดเจน - เอช.ที.มัวร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

samar

kurang bentuk atau batasan yang pasti; - H.T.Moore

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

kulang sa tiyak na anyo o limitasyon; - H.T.Moore

🇲🇾Malay

samar-samar

tidak mempunyai bentuk atau had yang pasti; - H.T.Moore

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غامض

تفتقر إلى شكل أو حدود محددة؛ - إتش تي مور

🇮🇷Persian

سحابی

فاقد شکل یا محدودیت های مشخص؛ - اچ تی مور

🇹🇷Turkish

belirsiz

kesin biçim veya sınırların olmaması; - H.T.Moore

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעוּרפָּל

חסר צורה או גבולות מוגדרים; - ה.ט.מור

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The primary meaning of 'nebulous' is 'lacking definite form or limits; - H.T.Moore'.

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