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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cloud·y
[klou-dee] Pronunciation Key
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[klou-dee] Pronunciation Key –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. |
| 6. | obscure; indistinct. |
| 7. | darkened by gloom, trouble, etc. |
| 8. | under suspicion, disgrace, etc.: a gambler with a cloudy reputation. |
—Related forms
cloud·i·ly, adverb
cloud·i·ness, noun
—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.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| cloud·y
(klou'dē) Pronunciation Key
adj. cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est
cloud'i·ly adv., cloud'i·ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| cloudiness | |
noun | |
| 1. | the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds |
| 2. | gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover |
| 3. | the quality of being cloudy |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Cloudiness
Cloud"i*ness\, n. The state of being cloudy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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