nebular

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a nebula.

Similar
nebulouscloudlikecloudy
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English nebula ← Latin nebula →
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Meanings

adjectivenebular (comparative more nebular, superlative most nebular)

comparative more nebular · superlative most nebular

  1. astronomyOf or pertaining to a nebula.
  2. Cloudy; diffuse.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or resembling a nebula

Similar
nebulous

adjectiveresembling a cloud

Similar
cloudlikecloudy
Also see
cloudlikecloudynebulous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nebʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*nébʰos
  3. Proto-Italic*neβelā
  4. Latinnebula
  5. Englishnebula
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Englishnebular

From nebula + -ar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Beluranbranule
Cite this entry
APA

nebular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nebular

MLA

“nebular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nebular. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nebular,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nebular.

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