nebuloseadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnɛbjᵿləʊs/,

/ˈnɛbjᵿləʊz/, U.S.

/ˈnɛbjəˌloʊs/,

/ˈnɛbjəˌloʊz/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nebulōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin nebulōsus foggy, vaporous, obscure, in post-classical Latin also ‘wavy’ (c1595 in a British source as a heraldic term: compare sense A. 3) < nebula nebula n. + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier nebulous adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives a pronunciation with primary stress on the third syllable: (nebiŭlō^u·s) /nɛbjʊˈləʊs/.

Now rare.

A. adj.

†a. Resembling a cloud or mist; foggy, misty. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > resembling a cloud

nebulose?1440

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective]

mistyOE

nebulose?1440

roky1440

nubilousc1540

hazya1584

misting1584

vaporous1594

nebulous1597

rawky1601

claggy1621

misky1671

rooky1691

nubilose1730

mistful1733

smoky1769

rouky1808

hazed1840

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ix. 114 Yf smoke ascende Al faaty, weet, & cloudy nebulose.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. 21 Sad lond wol the bene Indwelle, and hatith nebulose and lene.

b. Cloudlike, resembling a cloud or clouds; (also) having an indistinct margin or outline.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [adjective] > having cloudy markings

cloudy1676

clouded1682

nebulous1805

nebulose1826

random1874

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 288 Nebulose, painted with colour irregularly darker and lighter, so as to exhibit some resemblance of clouds.

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1221/2 There then appears on the surface of the vitellus a nebulose spot of pale yellow.

1872 E. Tuckerman Genera Lichenum 226 Spores ellipsoid; simple; often limbate or at length nebulose.

1986 Times (Nexis) 19 Dec. Ward's brightly-coloured set ruthlessly prevents any sense of scene change by painting the stage with a nebulose coat of green and white lines.

†2. Astronomy. Of the nature of a nebula; = nebulous adj. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > nebula > [adjective]

nebulous1652

nebulosec1670

nebular1833

the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [adjective] > nebula

nebulous1652

nebulosec1670

nebular1833

c1670 R. Cudworth Treat. Freewill (1961) 53 Those nebulose stellae, that appear to our sight as small as pindust.

1724 Philos. Trans. 1722–3 (Royal Soc.) 33 51 The Comet was so far diminish'd as only to be known by its Motion, its Appearance being no ways distinguishable from that of a small nebulose Star.

†3. Heraldry. Of a wavy or serpentine form; = nebuly adj. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > lines or edges > [adjective] > having wavy or serpentine form

innebulated1486

nebulated1486

nubilé1661

nebulose1704

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Nebulose, a Term in Heraldry, when the out-line of any Bordure, Ordinary, &c. is..something of the Figure of Clouds.

†4. figurative. Vague, imprecise. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > vague or inexplicit

oblique?a1475

overthwart1545

indirect1584

slenting1642

undeterminate1649

vaguea1661

wide1662

indeterminate1773

unexplicit1775

nebulose1799

imprecise1805

misty1816

nebulous1817

inexplicit1827

fuzzy1937

soft-focused1942

wifty-wafty1943

1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. II. 322 The nebulose or obumbratory style.

1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 548 Illustrious professor of nebulose hypotheses and nonsense.

†B. n.

A nebulous star, a nebula. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > the universe > star > [noun] > nebulous star

nebulous star1675

nebulose1719

the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [noun] > nebula

nebulous star1675

nebula1718

nebulose1719

nebule1830

star cloud1839

1676 J. Glanvill Ess. iii. 18 He [sc. Galileo] discovered..the 21 New Stars that compose the Nebulosa in the Head of Orion.]

1719 W. Derham Astro-theol. (ed. 3) Pref. sig. A5^v The last thing I shall mention is the Nebulose, which are those glaring whitish appearances, seen with our Telescopes.

1734 W. Derham in Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 73 That preceding the right foot of [the constellation] Antinous..is not a Nebulose, but a Cluster of Stars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nebulose
释义	nebuloseadj.n. Brit. /ˈnɛbjᵿləʊs/, /ˈnɛbjᵿləʊz/, U.S. /ˈnɛbjəˌloʊs/, /ˈnɛbjəˌloʊz/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nebulōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin nebulōsus foggy, vaporous, obscure, in post-classical Latin also ‘wavy’ (c1595 in a British source as a heraldic term: compare sense A. 3) < nebula nebula n. + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier nebulous adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives a pronunciation with primary stress on the third syllable: (nebiŭlō^u·s) /nɛbjʊˈləʊs/. Now rare. A. adj. 1. †a. Resembling a cloud or mist; foggy, misty. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > resembling a cloud nebulose?1440 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] mistyOE nebulose?1440 roky1440 nubilousc1540 hazya1584 misting1584 vaporous1594 nebulous1597 rawky1601 claggy1621 misky1671 rooky1691 nubilose1730 mistful1733 smoky1769 rouky1808 hazed1840 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ix. 114 Yf smoke ascende Al faaty, weet, & cloudy nebulose. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. 21 Sad lond wol the bene Indwelle, and hatith nebulose and lene. b. Cloudlike, resembling a cloud or clouds; (also) having an indistinct margin or outline. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [adjective] > having cloudy markings cloudy1676 clouded1682 nebulous1805 nebulose1826 random1874 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 288 Nebulose, painted with colour irregularly darker and lighter, so as to exhibit some resemblance of clouds. 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1221/2 There then appears on the surface of the vitellus a nebulose spot of pale yellow. 1872 E. Tuckerman Genera Lichenum 226 Spores ellipsoid; simple; often limbate or at length nebulose. 1986 Times (Nexis) 19 Dec. Ward's brightly-coloured set ruthlessly prevents any sense of scene change by painting the stage with a nebulose coat of green and white lines. †2. Astronomy. Of the nature of a nebula; = nebulous adj. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > nebula > [adjective] nebulous1652 nebulosec1670 nebular1833 the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [adjective] > nebula nebulous1652 nebulosec1670 nebular1833 c1670 R. Cudworth Treat. Freewill (1961) 53 Those nebulose stellae, that appear to our sight as small as pindust. 1724 Philos. Trans. 1722–3 (Royal Soc.) 33 51 The Comet was so far diminish'd as only to be known by its Motion, its Appearance being no ways distinguishable from that of a small nebulose Star. †3. Heraldry. Of a wavy or serpentine form; = nebuly adj. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > lines or edges > [adjective] > having wavy or serpentine form innebulated1486 nebulated1486 nubilé1661 nebulose1704 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Nebulose, a Term in Heraldry, when the out-line of any Bordure, Ordinary, &c. is..something of the Figure of Clouds. †4. figurative. Vague, imprecise. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > vague or inexplicit oblique?a1475 overthwart1545 indirect1584 slenting1642 undeterminate1649 vaguea1661 wide1662 indeterminate1773 unexplicit1775 nebulose1799 imprecise1805 misty1816 nebulous1817 inexplicit1827 fuzzy1937 soft-focused1942 wifty-wafty1943 1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. II. 322 The nebulose or obumbratory style. 1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 548 Illustrious professor of nebulose hypotheses and nonsense. †B. n. A nebulous star, a nebula. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > [noun] > nebulous star nebulous star1675 nebulose1719 the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [noun] > nebula nebulous star1675 nebula1718 nebulose1719 nebule1830 star cloud1839 1676 J. Glanvill Ess. iii. 18 He [sc. Galileo] discovered..the 21 New Stars that compose the Nebulosa in the Head of Orion.] 1719 W. Derham Astro-theol. (ed. 3) Pref. sig. A5^v The last thing I shall mention is the Nebulose, which are those glaring whitish appearances, seen with our Telescopes. 1734 W. Derham in Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 73 That preceding the right foot of [the constellation] Antinous..is not a Nebulose, but a Cluster of Stars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.?1440
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