overcloud
Dim the sky
To overcloud is to cover with clouds or make cloudy: The sky overclouded before the storm.
Figuratively, it means to darken or obscure something, especially mood or expression: Worry overclouded her face.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing more often in poetry than everyday speech.
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- shadowLight blocked by object
- darkenDiminish light in
- dampenWet slightly or diminish
sadden · depress · sorrow · dim · somber · dismal · dour · heavy
veil
Fabric that obscures
befog · darken · shadow · mask · cloak · screen · blur · eclipse · mist · hide
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- shadowLight blocked by object
- darkenDiminish light in
dampen · sadden · depress · sorrow · dim · somber · dismal · dour · heavy · brooding
eclipse
Celestial body blocks another
- dominateControl through superior strength
- outshineExceed in brilliance
- dwarfDiminutive folkloric being
diminish · obscure · surpass · cast shadow · tower · block · outclass · overwhelm · outdo · reduce
cumulus
Dense, billowing cloud type
- stratusLow, flat cloud layer
- nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
- thunderheadTall storm-producing cloud
storm · precipitation · drizzle · squall · front · gathering · darkening · brewing · looming · billowing