nebulosity

[Lat. nebulositas, from nebu los us nebulose (q. v.).] *1. Ord . Lang .: The quality or state of being nebulous; cloudine . "Matter diffused in a state of heterogeneous nebulos ity ." -E. A. Poe : Eureka , p. 162. 2. Astron.: The state of being nebulous; the state of apparently consisting of diffused light. (Used of a luminous appearance around certain stars, of the tails of comets, .) něb-u-lous, a. [Lat. nebulosus, from nebula cloud, mist; Fr. nébuleux =Ital. & Sp. nebuloso.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. Lit.: Cloudy, misty, foggy, dimmed, hazy. 2. Fig.: Foggy, hazy, bewildered, puzzled, be fogged. IMG:content-1605.png:[blocks in formation] nece itude B. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language: 1. Anything nece ary or indispensably requisite; a thing which cannot be done without. (Generally used in the plural.) "I must unto the road, to disembark Some nece aries , that I needs must use." Shakesp .: Two Gentlemen of Verona, ii. 4. 2. A privy, a water-closet. II. Law : Such things as, though not absolutely nece ary for the preservation or support of life, are or may be considered nece ary to the station in life of any particular person. ( Paley : Moral Philos ophy , bk. vi., ch. xi.)