cloudy
Dimmed by vapor
Cloudy describes a sky covered or partly covered with clouds: a cloudy afternoon, cloudy with a chance of rain.
The word extends to anything lacking clarity or transparency—cloudy water is murky, cloudy thinking is confused, and a cloudy future is uncertain.
Cloudy emotions suggest sadness or gloom: Her expression turned cloudy when she heard the news.
Sky fully veiled
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
- drearyDull and depressing
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- dullLacking edge or interest
dim · sunless · leaden · hazy · murky · drizzly · rainy · stormy
Not easily understood
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- murkyDark and unclear
nebulous · questionable · unsettled · uncertain · hazy · indeterminate · obscure · unsure
Dark and unclear
- turbidClouded by particles
- milkyWhitish and cloudy
- opaqueImpassable to light
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
hazy · muddy · silty · unsettled · particles · suspension · chalky · filmy
Indistinct, lacking definition
unfocused · bleary · filmy · misty · obscured · fuzzy · smeared · indistinct
Unable to understand
vague · fuzzy · befuddled · disoriented · groggy · unfocused · dazed · addled
Dark and dispiriting
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- somberGravely serious in mood
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
downcast · troubled · despondent · morose · dark · pensive · sad · dispirited
overcast
Sky fully veiled
dull · dim · sunless · leaden · hazy · murky · drizzly · rainy · stormy · threatening
unclear
Not easily understood
murky · nebulous · questionable · unsettled · uncertain · hazy · indeterminate · obscure · unsure · unpromising
murky
Dark and unclear
sediment · hazy · muddy · silty · unsettled · particles · suspension · chalky · filmy · scummy
blurry
Indistinct, lacking definition
unclear · unfocused · bleary · filmy · misty · obscured · fuzzy · smeared · indistinct · glassy
confused
Unable to understand
hazy · vague · fuzzy · befuddled · disoriented · groggy · unfocused · dazed · addled · sluggish
gloomy
Dark and dispiriting
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- somberGravely serious in mood
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
brooding · downcast · troubled · despondent · morose · dark · pensive · sad · dispirited · dejected
cumulus
Dense, billowing cloud type
thunderhead · fog · mist · haze · vapor · condensation · billowy · puffy · wispy · fluffy
frosted
Covered with icy film
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- opaqueImpassable to light
- foggedObscured by vapor
steamed · smudged · filmy · misted · condensation · streaked · etched · obscured · hazed
cloudyclear
Without obstruction or fog
transparent · crystalline · limpid · pellucid · crystal-clear
- storm cloudsRain-bearing atmospheric formations
- head in the cloudsAbsorbed in fantasy
- on cloud nineExtremely elated state
- rain cloudPrecipitation-bearing atmospheric formation
- partly cloudySky with scattered coverage
- cloud nineState of extreme elation
cloud, clouded, clouds, cloudiness, clouding, cloudier, cloudlike, cloudiest, cloudily