cloudy

[ klou-dee ]

/ ˈklaʊ di /

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adjective, cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est.

full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.

having little or no sunshine: a cloudy but rainless day.

of or like a cloud or clouds; pertaining to clouds.

having cloudlike markings: cloudy marble.

not clear or transparent: He could not see through the cloudy liquid.

obscure; indistinct.

darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.

under suspicion, disgrace, etc.: a gambler with a cloudy reputation.

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Origin of cloudy

before 900; Middle English cloudi, Old English clūdig rocky, hilly. See cloud, -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR cloudy

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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Related formscloud·i·ly, adverbcloud·i·ness, nounun·cloud·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cloudiness

It was not just that the sun was shining brilliantly in a place infamous for its cloudiness.
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Anyway, her eyes were brilliant; the more brilliant for that cloudiness beneath which they shone.
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Despite the cloudiness of the night, the day had turned out bright, in a season when bright days do not abound in these waters.
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But in the vessel containing the filtered air, the steam is not seen at all; there is not the slightest appearance of cloudiness.
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Clouds bring rain; hence a sufficient amount of cloudiness is just as necessary as a sufficient amount of sunshine.
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They ranged from a faint trace of extensive diffuse nebulosity to a nebulous star with a mere vestige of cloudiness.
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British Dictionary definitions for cloudiness

cloudy

/ (ˈklaʊdɪ) /

adjective cloudier or cloudiest

covered with cloud or clouds

of or like a cloud or clouds

streaked or mottled like a cloud

opaque or muddy

obscure or unclear

troubled by gloom or depressionhis face had a cloudy expression

Derived Formscloudily, adverbcloudiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for cloudiness

cloudy

adj.

Old English cludig "rocky, hilly, full of cliffs;" see cloud (n.). 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. Figurative sense of "gloomy" is late 14c. Related: Cloudiness; cloudily.

cloudy

adjective, cloud·i·er, cloud·i·est.

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