cloudless
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cloudless
Explanation
Cloudless means bright and clear, like the blue, cloudless sky you're hoping for on the day of the big back-to-school picnic. When you look up and don't see a single cloud, you can describe the sky as cloudless. Cloudless skies mean no rain, no haze, and no fog. In the daytime, a cloudless sky is blue and bright, and a cloudless night sky is perfect for stargazing through a telescope. This adjective is formed by adding the suffix -less, "lacking," to cloud.
Example Sentences
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“Space-time doesn’t just curve and expand; it also twists, oscillates, and sucks. Go outside on a cloudless night, and outer space will start sucking the heat right out of you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The mountain peaks jetted into a cloudless Dodger-blue sky as the wind whipped and the waves beneath crested and crashed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
I'll be the first to admit that I quickly took to Google after Gadd's cloudless admission in the first episode's opening that "this is a true story," keen to learn more.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2024
Yet on this cloudless night, the crowd would have been happy to be partying almost anywhere.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024
“A serein, brah. It’s a fine tropical rain falling from a cloudless night sky.”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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