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cloudy

(klaʊdi)
Word forms: comparative cloudier, superlative cloudiest
1. adjective
If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
...a windy, cloudy day.
Synonyms: dull, dark, dim, gloomy More Synonyms of cloudy
2. adjective
A cloudy liquid is less clear than it should be.
3. graded adjective
Ideas, opinions, or issues that are cloudy are confused or uncertain.
...an absurdly cloudy political debate.
The legal position is very cloudy.
Synonyms: vague, confused, obscure, blurred More Synonyms of cloudy
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cloudy in British English

(ˈklaʊdɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: cloudier or cloudiest
1. 
covered with cloud or clouds
2. 
of or like a cloud or clouds
3. 
streaked or mottled like a cloud
4. 
opaque or muddy
5. 
obscure or unclear
6. 
troubled by gloom or depression
his face had a cloudy expression
Derived forms
cloudily (ˈcloudily)
adverb
cloudiness (ˈcloudiness)
noun

cloudy in American English

(ˈklaʊdi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈcloudier or ˈcloudiest
1. 
covered with clouds; overcast
2. 
of or like clouds
3. 
variegated or streaked, as marble
4. 
opaque, muddy, or foggy
a cloudy liquid
5. 
obscure; vague; not clear
cloudy ideas
6. 
troubled; gloomy
Derived forms
cloudily (ˈcloudily)
adverb
cloudiness (ˈcloudiness)
noun

Examples of 'cloudy' in a sentence
cloudy

Do solar panels still produce power on cloudy days?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Above, its wings are a slightly cloudy shade of blue.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It turns white and reflective in the heat, and becomes clearer in cloudy conditions.
The Sun (2010)
 Cloudy weather offers much less variety of lighting, and so of images.
Freeman, Michael Collins Complete Guide to Photography (1993)
One of my friends has just got back from Greece where it was cold and cloudy.
The Sun (2008)
But MoD discovered its modifications meant helicopters could not fly in cloudy weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Four volunteers walked on a cloudy day when the Sun was hidden and two in bright sunshine.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The other side mixes explicit images of a pier and a cloudy sky with oppressive, claustrophobic interiors.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
A cloudy day with more showers is in prospect today.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Let's forget those who think cloudy days are just the ticket to protect us from rapid ageing and skin cancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The sky seemed very cloudy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The report praised the captain's safe landing of the aircraft but said that the outcome could have been very different in cloudy weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
 Weather: Cloudy with sunny spells and possible showers.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
 Weather: cloudy morning, showers and sunny spells in afternoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The 63-year-old millionaire flew straight into a mountain on a cloudy day, officers said.
The Sun (2008)
 Weather: cloudy and breezy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The weather may be cloudy and wet in the North of Scotland.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The following day at sea consisted of more sunbathing but as the weather turned cloudy, we decided to see what the cinema had to offer.
The Sun (2012)
One of the best times to tend the garden is on a cool, cloudy day, preferably after rain.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Southern England looks set to remain cloudy and rather cold with a wintry mixture of light rain, sleet and some hill snow.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But that tends to shrink in uncertain times, so I would hold off until the outlook becomes less cloudy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A fellow beside me lay weeping, his eyes pools of cloudy liquid - horribly like the eyes of a boiled trout.
Baxter, Stephen Anti-Ice (1993)

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cloudy

British English: cloudy /ˈklaʊdɪ/ ADJECTIVE
If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
...a windy, cloudy day.
  • American English: cloudy
  • Arabic: غَائِم
  • Brazilian Portuguese: nublado
  • Chinese: 多云的
  • Croatian: oblačan
  • Czech: zamračený obloha
  • Danish: overskyet
  • Dutch: bewolkt
  • European Spanish: nublado
  • Finnish: pilvinen
  • French: nuageux
  • German: wolkig
  • Greek: συννεφιασμένος
  • Italian: nuvoloso
  • Japanese: 曇った
  • Korean: 흐린
  • Norwegian: skyet
  • Polish: pochmurny
  • European Portuguese: nublado
  • Romanian: înnorat
  • Russian: облачный
  • Latin American Spanish: nublado
  • Swedish: molnig
  • Thai: ที่ปกคลุมด้วยเมฆ
  • Turkish: bulutlu
  • Ukrainian: хмарно
  • Vietnamese: có mây

Chinese translation of 'cloudy'

cloudy

(ˈklaudɪ)

adj

  1. [day, sky, weather] 多云(雲)的 (duōyún de)
  2. [liquid] 混浊(濁)的 (húnzhuó de)
    it's cloudy 天阴(陰) (tiānyīn)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
covered with cloud or clouds
It was a cloudy, windy day.
Synonyms
dull
It's always dull and raining.
dark
His endless chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
dim
a dim February day
gloomy
Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine.
dismal
The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal.
sombre
a worried official in sombre black
overcast
It was a cold, wintry, overcast afternoon.
leaden
the leaden boredom of the lecture
nebulous
We glimpsed a nebulous figure through the mist.
sunless
The day dawned sunless and with a low cloud base.
louring or lowering
Opposites
clear
,
fair
,
bright
,
sunny
,
uncloudy
2 (adjective) 
Definition
(of liquids) opaque or muddy
She could just barely see the fish through the cloudy water.
Synonyms
opaque
The bathroom has an opaque glass window.
muddy
He was up to his armpits in muddy water.
murky
the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness
emulsified
3 (adjective) 
Definition
confused or unclear
The legal position on this issue is very cloudy.
Synonyms
vague
He could just make out a vague shape in the distance.
confused
obscure
The hills were just an obscure shape in the mist.
blurred
blurred black and white photographs
unclear
hazy
The air was filled with hazy sunshine and frost.
indistinct
The lettering is fuzzy and indistinct.
Opposites
clear
,
obvious
,
plain
,
distinct

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blurred
blurred black and white photographs
Synonyms
indistinct,
faint,
vague,
unclear,
dim,
fuzzy,
misty,
hazy,
foggy,
blurry,
out of focus,
ill-defined,
lacking definition
in the sense of dark
Definition
(of thoughts or ideas) gloomy or sad
His endless chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
Synonyms
gloomy,
sad,
grim,
miserable,
low,
bleak,
moody,
dismal,
pessimistic,
melancholy,
sombre,
morbid,
glum,
mournful,
morose,
joyless,
doleful,
cheerless
in the sense of dim
Definition
lacking in brightness or lustre
a dim February day
Synonyms
cloudy,
grey,
gloomy,
dismal,
murky,
overcast,
leaden

Synonyms of 'cloudy'

cloudy

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