cloudiness

[klou-dee]

cloud·y

[klou-dee]
adjective, cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est.
1.
full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
2.
having little or no sunshine: a cloudy but rainless day.
3.
of or like a cloud or clouds; pertaining to clouds.
4.
having cloudlike markings: cloudy marble.
5.
not clear or transparent: He could not see through the cloudy liquid.
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6.
obscure; indistinct.
7.
darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.
8.
under suspicion, disgrace, etc.: a gambler with a cloudy reputation.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English cloudi, Old English clūdig rocky, hilly. See cloud, -y1

cloud·i·ly, adverb
cloud·i·ness, noun
un·cloud·y, adjective


1, 2. murky, lowering, shadowy, gloomy, depressing. 5. murky, turbid, muddy, opaque, shadowy. 6. dim, blurred, shadowy, unclear, befogged, muddled, confused. 7. gloomy, lowering. 8. shadowy.

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cloudy (ˈklaʊdɪ)
 
adj , cloudier, cloudiest
1.  covered with cloud or clouds
2.  of or like a cloud or clouds
3.  streaked or mottled like a cloud
4.  opaque or muddy
5.  obscure or unclear
6.  troubled by gloom or depression: his face had a cloudy expression
 
'cloudily
 
adv
 
'cloudiness
 
n

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