nebulosity
noun
neb·u·los·i·ty ˌne-byə-ˈlä-sə-tē 
plural nebulosities
1
: the quality or state of being nebulous
2
: nebulous matter
also : nebula sense 1
Synonyms
- ambiguity
- ambiguousness
- darkness
- equivocalness
- equivocation
- inscrutability
- inscrutableness
- murkiness
- mysteriousness
- nebulousness
- obliqueness
- obliquity
- obscurity
- opacity
- opaqueness
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the stupefying nebulosity of his philosophical musings
Word History
First Known Use
1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1
nebulosity
noun
as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning the stupefying nebulosity of his philosophical musings Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ambiguity
- ambiguousness
- mysteriousness
- nebulousness
- murkiness
- mystery
- obliqueness
- uncertainty
- opacity
- opaqueness
- obliquity
- darkness
- inscrutability
- complexity
- obscurity
- indistinctness
- cloudiness
- mistiness
- haziness
- equivocation
- vagueness
- dimness
- fuzziness
- faintness
- indefiniteness
- fogginess
- depth
- impenetrability
- incomprehensibility
- equivocalness
- inscrutableness
- obtuseness
- indirectness
- abstruseness
- shadow
- profoundness
- circuity
- difficulty
- shade
- reconditeness
- deepness
- complication
- incomprehensibleness
- circuitousness
- abstrusity
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brightness
- clarity
- clearness
- distinctness
- intelligibility
- obviousness
- legibility
- certainty
- comprehensibility
- plainness
- exactness
- definiteness
- lucidity
- visibility
- incision
- perspicuity
- incisiveness
- explicitness
- openness
- surety
- directness
- straightforwardness
- palpability
- lucidness
- tangibility
- readability
- forthrightness
- self-evidence
- perspicuousness
- obviousness
- readableness
- tangibleness