- Today's Word
Nebulous
Nebulous
NEB-yuh-lus
Definition
(adjective) Unclear, vague, or ill-defined; resembling a cloud or haze.
Example
His plans for the future remained nebulous, more dream than direction.
Word Origin
From Latin nebula, meaning “mist” or “cloud.”
Fun Fact
In astronomy, a nebula is a massive cloud of gas and dust in space where stars are born. The figurative meaning of nebulous—something vague or hard to see clearly—came later, borrowing that same sense of hazy uncertainty. Interestingly, in both uses, something nebulous often signals potential rather than absence; after all, every star begins as a blur in the dark.
