Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nebular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: neb-u-lar
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a nebula.

adj

Cloudy; diffuse.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *nébʰosder. Proto-Italic *neβelā Latin nebulalbor. English nebula English -ar English nebular From nebula + -ar.

Inflected Forms

more nebular (comparative) most nebular (superlative)

Derived Forms

nebularization nebularize nonnebular supernebular

Phrases

nebular hypothesis

Frequently Paired Words

nebulosity nebulous nebula

Synonyms

cloudlike nebulous

Questions

What does nebular mean?: Of or pertaining to a nebula.
Where does nebular come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *nébʰosder. Proto-Italic *neβelā Latin nebulalbor. English nebula English -ar English nebular From nebula + -ar.

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