nebulosity Meaning, Definition & Usage

Neb`u*los"i*ty noun

Etymology

L. nebulositas: cf. F. nébulosité

Definitions

1. The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; hazeness; mistiness; nebulousness.

   The nebulosity ... of the mother idiom. I. Disraeli.

2. (Astron.) (a) The stuff of which a nebula is formed. (b) A nebula.