cloud´i|ness

cloud´i|ness
cloud|y «KLOW dee», adjective, cloud|i|er, cloud|i|est.
1. covered with clouds; having clouds in it: »

a cloudy sky.

SYNONYM(S): overcast.
2. of or like clouds. SYNONYM(S): nebulous.
3. not clear: »

a cloudy liquid. The stream is cloudy with mud.

 SYNONYM(S): murky.
4. streaked; spotted: »

cloudy marble.

5. Figurative. not carefully thought out; confused; indistinct: »

cloudy ideas.

SYNONYM(S): hazy.
6. Figurative. not cheerful; gloomy; frowning: »

The sulking boy had a cloudy expression.

SYNONYM(S): lowering.
–cloud´i|ly, adverb.
–cloud´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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