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NEBULOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking definition or definite content
Example:
unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be
Synonyms:
nebulous; unfixed
Classified under:
Similar:
indefinite (vague or not clearly defined or stated)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking definite form or limits
Example:
nebulous distinction between pride and conceit
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
indistinct (not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resembling a nebula
Example:
the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system
Synonyms:
nebular; nebulous
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Pertainym:
nebula (an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space)
Derivation:
nebula (an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space)
