different between brumous vs nebulous

English

Etymology

brume +? -ous, probably modelled after French brumeux (“foggy, hazy, misty”), from Late Latin br?mosus (“wintry”), from Latin br?ma (“winter solstice; winter; winter cold”) + -?sus (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns”). Br?ma is derived from brevima, brevissima (“shortest”), the superlative of brevis (“brief; short”) (the winter solstice being the shortest day of the year), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mré??us (“brief, short”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?u?m?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?um?s/, /?b??-/
• Hyphenation: brum?ous

Adjective

brumous (comparative more brumous, superlative most brumous)

1. (literary) Foggy or misty; wintry. [from mid 19th c.]

Derived terms

• brumously

Related terms

• brume
• brumal
• brumate

Translations

References

Anagrams

• umbrous

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French nebuleus, from Latin nebul?sus (“full of mist, foggy, cloudy”), from nebula (“mist, vapour, cloud”), from Proto-Indo-European *néb?os (“cloud, vapor, fog, moist, sky”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ????? (néphos, “cloud”), Old High German nebul (“cloud, fog”) (German Nebel), Old English nifol, neowol (“dark, gloomy, obscure, precipitous, prone”). More at neveling, nuel.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?n?bj?l?s/

Adjective

nebulous (comparative more nebulous, superlative most nebulous)

1. In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
2. Vague or ill-defined.
3. Relating to a nebula or nebulae.

Related terms

• nebula
• nebular
• nebulosity

Translations

Anagrams

• unblouse