cloudy

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adjective

ˈklau̇-dē 

cloudier; cloudiest

1

: of, relating to, or resembling cloud

cloudy smoke

2

: darkened by gloom or anxiety

a cloudy mood

3

a

: overcast with clouds

cloudy weather

b

: having a cloudy sky

a cloudy day

4

: obscure in meaning

cloudy issues

also : uncertain as to fact or outcome

a cloudy future

5

: dimmed or dulled as if by clouds

a cloudy mirror

6

: uneven in color or texture

7

: having visible material in suspension : murky

a cloudy liquid

cloudily

ˈklau̇-də-lē 

adverb

cloudiness

ˈklau̇-dē-nəs 

noun

cloudiness

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noun

cloud·​i·​ness ˈklau̇-dē-nəs 

plural -es

: cloudy or clouded condition or appearance

especially : the amount of cloud formation covering the sky

—usually expressed in tenths or eighths

Synonyms of cloudy

Adjective

• muddy
• turbid

Examples of cloudy in a Sentence

Adjective

Tomorrow will be cloudy and cold.

the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The current outlook is somewhere between bleak and cloudy, but this is not 2016. — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Monday night should be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to around 63. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Sacramento in particular would see only sparse raindrops in between more cloudy skies. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

On top of that, the water was extremely cloudy and had next to no visibility, per News 12. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cloudy

• dowdy
• howdy
• rowdy

Kids Definition

cloudy

adjective

ˈklau̇d-ē 

cloudier; cloudiest

1

: darkened by gloom or anxiety

a cloudy mood

2

: covered over by clouds

a cloudy sky

3

: dimmed or dulled as if by clouds

a cloudy mirror

4

: uneven in color or texture

5

: having visible material in suspension

the water from the faucet was cloudy

cloudily

ˈklau̇d-ᵊl-ē 

adverb

cloudiness

ˈklau̇d-ē-nəs 

noun