Word Parts - nubi, nub

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nubi-, nub- : From Latin cloud, fog, shade, obscure

nuance - very slight difference in meaning, feeling, tone, or color; nubecula - a faint cloud or cloudiness; nubilate - to obscure or to make cloudy; nubilous - obscure or vague; indefinite; obnubilate - make less visible or unclear; obnubilation - clouded mental state or condition.

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nubiferous; nubiferous; nubia; nubigenous; nubiform.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary