cloudy

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

Synonyms

• muddy
• turbid

Examples of cloudy in a Sentence

Tomorrow will be cloudy and cold.

the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy

Recent Examples on the Web

Conditions are predicted to be mostly cloudy with a high of 89 and a low of 73 in the evening. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2025

Tuesday will be partly cloudy with a chance for rain and thunderstorms and a high around 81. —Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low of around 70. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 July 2025

Manufacturing employment was down: The sector saw a decline for the second-straight month, losing 7,000 jobs — a cloudy development for one of Trump’s benchmark economic priorities. —Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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