cloudiness
Lack of clarity
Cloudiness is the state of being cloudy—whether the sky filled with clouds, a liquid that isn't clear, or thinking that lacks sharpness.
The cloudiness of the water made swimming unappealing.
There was a cloudiness to his reasoning after the accident.
The word can describe anything obscured or dimmed, from vision to judgment to weather forecasts.
Absence of precision
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- muddledIn a confused state
- unclearNot easily understood
fuzzy · indistinct · blurred · murky · obscurity · befuddlement · fogginess · haziness
Sky fully veiled
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
mist · humidity · dew · condensation · forecast · barometer · nimbus · stratus
Cloudiness from suspended particles
- translucenceDiffused light transmission
- hazinessState of being unclear
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
- filminessTranslucent, delicate quality
opalescence · milkiness · sediment · suspension · particle · colloid · discoloration · murky
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- somberGravely serious in mood
- drearinessState of dispiriting dullness
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
despondency · wistfulness · brooding · downcast · shadowy · dimness · dullness · heaviness
vagueness
Absence of precision
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- muddledIn a confused state
unclear · fuzzy · indistinct · blurred · murky · obscurity · befuddlement · fogginess · haziness · imprecision
overcast
Sky fully veiled
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
fog · mist · humidity · dew · condensation · forecast · barometer · nimbus · stratus · front
turbidity
Cloudiness from suspended particles
- translucenceDiffused light transmission
- hazinessState of being unclear
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
filminess · opalescence · milkiness · sediment · suspension · particle · colloid · discoloration · murky · opaque
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- somberGravely serious in mood
- drearinessState of dispiriting dullness
bleakness · despondency · wistfulness · brooding · downcast · shadowy · dimness · dullness · heaviness · moodiness
- translucency termsopacity, clarity, sheerness, haziness, milkiness
- glass flawsbubbles, cracks, chips, seeds, stones
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- vision problemsblindness, blurry vision, visual impairment, vision loss, sight loss
- water qualitiesmurky, taste, odor, color, fresh
- atmospheric conditionsfogginess, mistiness, haziness, smokiness, windiness
cloudinessblue skies
Unclouded atmosphere above
sunshine · clear skies · clarity · clearness · brightness
cloudinessclarity
State of being understandable
clearness · transparency · limpidity · pellucidity · crystallinity
cloudinessclarity
State of being understandable
clearness · lucidity · clear-headedness · clear thinking · sharpness
cloud, cloudy, clouds, nebulous, cloudburst, cumulus, cirrus, cloudscape, cloudlet