nebulosity

[ neb-yuh-los-i-tee ]

noun

, plural neb·u·los·i·ties.

1. nebulous or nebular matter.
2. a nebulous form, shape, or mass.
3. the state or condition of being nebulous.

nebulosity

/ ˌnɛbjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being nebulous
2. astronomy a nebula

Word History and Origins

Origin of nebulosity¹

From the Late Latin word nebulōsitās, dating back to 1755–65. See nebulose, -ity

Example Sentences

It answers in fact fully to the E. word rack, Indicating atmospheric nebulosity; hence Ragnarok is very approp.

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By going back as far as possible, we thus arrive at a nebulosity so diffused that its existence could hardly be suspected.

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There are bristling comets, they are like the skins of beasts with their hair on, and are surrounded by a nebulosity.

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A later writer on astronomy said that the substance of the nebulosity and the tail is of almost inconceivable tenuity.

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They ranged from a faint trace of extensive diffuse nebulosity to a nebulous star with a mere vestige of cloudiness.

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