cloudiness
di 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.
4.
having cloudlike markings: cloudy marble.
5.
not clear or transparent: He could not see through the cloudy liquid.
Related forms
cloud·i·ly, adverb
cloud·i·ness, noun
un·cloud·y, adjective
Synonyms
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.
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) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
cloudy
O.E. cludig "rocky, full of cliffs;" see cloud. Meaning "of the nature of clouds" is recorded from c.1300; meaning "full of clouds" is late 14c.; that of "not clear" is from 1580s. Fig. sense of "gloomy" is late 14c.
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