cloudlet

[ kloud-lit ]

noun

1. a small cloud.

cloudlet

/ ˈklaʊdlɪt /

noun

1. a small cloud

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloudlet¹

First recorded in 1780–90; cloud + -let

Example Sentences

An unbroken blue flooding the whole sky; a single cloudlet upon it, half floating, half fading away.

From Project Gutenberg

Far down the line shone a cloudlet of white smoke and the gleam of brass through the dust.

From Project Gutenberg

Not a leaf the less on the ground, not a cloudlet in the sky.

From Project Gutenberg

She spoke, once more smiling, through the little cloudlet of steam.

From Project Gutenberg

Claws became interlocked, and they fell each with distended crest, like a gilt-edged cloudlet following the setting sun.

From Project Gutenberg