English Explanatory Dictionary

cloudy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covered with or characterised by clouds.
  2. Not transparent or clear.
  3. Containing pith
  4. Uncertain; unclear.
  5. Using or relating to cloud computing.
  6. shady; sketchy; suspicious
  7. Having cloudlike markings.

Pronunciation

/ˈklaʊ̯diː/ [ˈkʰlaʊ̯dɪi̯] en-us-cloudy.ogg /ˈklaʊ̯ɾiː/ [ˈkʰlaʊ̯ɾɪi̯] /ˈklæʊ̯diː/ /ˈklaːdiː/ [ˈkʰlaːdɪi̯]

Word forms

cloudy cloudier cloudiest clowdy

Etymology

From Middle English cloudy (“cloudy, overcast, gloomy, dark", also "hilly, rocky”), from Old English clūdiġ (“stony, rocky”), equivalent to cloud + -y.

Synonyms

clouded overcast

Antonyms

cloudless noncloudy unclouded uncloudy

Related words

cloud ceiling cloud cover

Derived words

cloudily cloudiness cloudywing cloudy wing virus noncloudy uncloudy

Translations

Bulgarian: мътен Bulgarian: непрозрачен Catalan: nebulós French: trouble Ancient Greek: θολερός Irish: modartha Italian: nebuloso Italian: torbido Macedonian: заматен Manx: neuheelit Middle English: cloudy Middle English: trouble Norwegian Bokmål: grumsete Norwegian Nynorsk: grumsete Polish: mętny Portuguese: turvo Russian: му́тный Spanish: turbio Turkish: bulanık Turkish: belirsiz Turkish: muğlak
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