nebulosity

neb·u·los·i·ty

noun \ˌne-byə-ˈlä-sə-tē\

plural neb·u·los·i·ties

Definition of NEBULOSITY

1

: the quality or state of being nebulous

2

: nebulous matter; also : nebula 1

Examples of NEBULOSITY

1. <the stupefying nebulosity of his philosophical musings>

First Known Use of NEBULOSITY

1833

Related to NEBULOSITY

Synonyms

ambiguity, ambiguousness, darkness, equivocalness, equivocation, inscrutability, inscrutableness, murkiness, mysteriousness, obscurity, nebulousness, obliqueness, obliquity, opacity, opaqueness

Antonyms

clarity, clearness, obviousness, plainness

Related Words

mystery, reconditeness; cloudiness, dimness, faintness, fogginess, fuzziness, haziness, indefiniteness, indistinctness, mistiness, shade, shadow, uncertainty, vagueness; impenetrability, incomprehensibility, incomprehensibleness; circuitousness, circuity, indirectness; deepness, depth, profoundness; abstruseness, abstrusity, complexity, complication, difficulty, obtuseness

Near Antonyms

comprehensibility, intelligibility, legibility; brightness, distinctness, self-evidence; certainty, surety; definiteness, exactness, explicitness, incision, incisiveness, lucidity, lucidness, perspicuity, perspicuousness; directness, forthrightness, openness, straightforwardness; palpability, tangibility, tangibleness, visibility; readability, readableness; obviousness