unnebulousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈnɛbjᵿləs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈnɛbjələs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, nebulous adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + nebulous adj., originally after German nebellos (18th cent. or earlier; 1845 in the passage translated in quot. 1845).

Not nebulous (in various senses); not having the nature of a nebula.

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the world > the universe > constellation > nebula > [adjective] > not

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the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [adjective] > nebula > not

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1845 tr. A. von Humboldt Κοσμος I. 161 The latter ring..is a mixture of unnebulous stars [Ger. von nebellosen Sternen].

1892 Critic (N.Y.) 5 Nov. 248/2 We cannot call it by name so concrete, so unnebulous, as ‘romance’ or ‘novel’.

1948 E. Bishop Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore in Q. Rev. Lit. 4 128 Come like a daytime comet with a long unnebulous train of words.

1992 J. T. Langfeld in On Nature Musical Experience i. 139 He sought unnebulous generality that would reveal the essential in art.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unnebulous
释义	unnebulousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnɛbjᵿləs/, U.S. /ˌənˈnɛbjələs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, nebulous adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + nebulous adj., originally after German nebellos (18th cent. or earlier; 1845 in the passage translated in quot. 1845). Not nebulous (in various senses); not having the nature of a nebula. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > nebula > [adjective] > not unnebulous1845 the world > the universe > constellation > star-cluster > [adjective] > nebula > not unnebulous1845 1845 tr. A. von Humboldt Κοσμος I. 161 The latter ring..is a mixture of unnebulous stars [Ger. von nebellosen Sternen]. 1892 Critic (N.Y.) 5 Nov. 248/2 We cannot call it by name so concrete, so unnebulous, as ‘romance’ or ‘novel’. 1948 E. Bishop Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore in Q. Rev. Lit. 4 128 Come like a daytime comet with a long unnebulous train of words. 1992 J. T. Langfeld in On Nature Musical Experience i. 139 He sought unnebulous generality that would reveal the essential in art. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1845
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