Adjective : a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.    From Dictionary.com. 

As in the case of the Fliegender Hollander he had taken exception more particularly to its 'nebulousness' and 'lack of form,' I thought I might with advantage point out to him the brighter and clearer outline of Rienzi.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Life — Volume 1] Reference

Another play, Cain, may suffer somewhat from the nebulousness of the material provided.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poetry] Reference

This is a sad situation for a young teen, to be sure, but one whose emotional impact is lessened by the nebulousness of what the reality is.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: 2005 Nebula Award Short Fiction Nominees] Reference

In crafting those shield laws, legislators have had to grapple with the nebulousness of the profession to determine who and what must be protected, and why.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yes, he's a journalist, too] Reference

This nebulousness is the direct result of all the shape-shifting that has gone into his war, making it impossible for anyone to be quite sure where its, or his, true purpose lies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ross M. Levine: Objectiveless War] Reference

Further evidence of the vague/specific distinction comes from examples like these, where I distinctly prefer one over the other, depending on the collectivity and nebulousness of the relationship.    From Wordnik.com.  [The real difference between “between” and “among” « Motivated Grammar] Reference

And the nebulousness of the new paradigm here doesn't help.    From Wordnik.com.  [PopMatters] Reference

Author shoots from nebulousness to ill repute after plug from bin Laden.    From Wordnik.com.  [Article directories Celibataire Urbaine] Reference

There actually rose the faint halo, a small dim nebulousness, hardly recognizable save by the eye of faith.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jude the Obscure] Reference

Occam's Razor would suggest this nebulousness is a sign of a lack of central organization, not the other way around.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patrick Ruffini] Reference

The lyrics waver in that fascinating realm of nebulousness and fascinatingly true to the sound that Anderson weaves so well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website] Reference

But here's the thing, in the face of such nebulousness, it is the job of policymakers to take a decision one way or the other.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Financial Express] Reference

The nebulousness of their political ideology fully corresponded with the formlessness of the revolutionary consciousness of the masses.    From Wordnik.com.  [From October to Brest-Litovsk] Reference

Until these people can be convinced that communication is more important than blind adherence to tradition the nebulousness will continue.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1] Reference

I won't say "I feel feminine" or "I feel like a woman" because, besides the nebulousness of such statements, it would put me in league with.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

Hers is the hopeless, thankless task of lulling a brigand in the blue nebulousness of her illusions and of decking Mandrin with a starry rag.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Memoirs of Victor Hugo] Reference

And when it comes to global challenges like climate change, Taiwan's political nebulousness makes it difficult, if not impossible, to engage.    From Wordnik.com.  [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference

Rodney doesn't like the nebulousness of the concept of Johnness, he feels more comfortable with the solid physical presence of John's random leg baldness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wraithbait] Reference

As a noun, it's essentially the beach or rocks up to the high water mark: the one-foot-on-shore-one-foot-in-sea nebulousness of it has always appealed to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [The LLama Butchers] Reference

The obscurity was now so great that he could see absolutely nothing but a pale nebulousness at his feet, which represented the white muslin figure he had left upon the dead leaves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tess of the d'Urbervilles] Reference

She thought it would tone him up and bring his nebulousness toward solidity -- she too being anxious that Jared should make something of himself, and unwilling to wait indefinitely.    From Wordnik.com.  [Under the Skylights] Reference

It's the nebulousness of that category -- and what developers feel is a lack of communication on Apple's part -- that's causing a lot of confusion among a growing number of software makers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Industry Standard - Comments] Reference

A small dim nebulousness, hardly recognizable save by the eye of faith.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jude the Obscure] Reference

Big tick for raising awareness, big cross for the nebulousness of the climate change challenge, which makes CEOs and CIOs feel relatively powerless.    From Wordnik.com.  [Teblog] Reference

Zelma opened her superb eyes in amazement, and her cheek kindled with a little flush of displeasure; yet she answered playfully, -- "What! would you resolve 'the new star of the drama' into nebulousness and nothingness again?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859] Reference

Maybe its nebulousness contributes to its appeal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kate Fridkis: What in the World Is Spirituality?] Reference

'a taxi ') - is that voters are not rejecting Europe, so much as responding to the apparent nebulousness of what precisely is at stake.    From Wordnik.com.  [cafebabel.com] Reference