cloudy

CEFRA1

/ˈklaʊ̯diː/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Covered with clouds or difficult to see through.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not transparent or clear.

Examples

  • As it was cloudy, we could not enjoy the view.

  • Since it's cloudy with a chance of rain today, we shouldn't go surfing.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰlaʊ̯dɪi̯]
  • [ˈkʰlaʊ̯ɾɪi̯]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Covered with or characterised by clouds.

  2. Containing pith

  3. Uncertain; unclear.

More examples

In context

  • The sky is becoming cloudy.

  • a cloudy infrastructure

  • cloudy marble

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

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