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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCloudy
/ˈklaʊ.di/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by or covered with clouds.
"The weather forecast predicts a cloudy day with a chance of rain." - 2
Not clear or transparent; obscured.
"The water in the lake was cloudy after the storm."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'clūd', originally meaning 'rock' or 'mass of rock', which gradually shifted in the Middle English period to describe massive, rounded rock-like masses of vapor in the sky. The adjective form developed by combining the noun 'cloud' with the suffix '-y', meaning 'full of or characterized by'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cloudy" is said worldwide
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nuageux
Transliteration: nwa-zhuh
"La météo prévoit une journée nuageuse avec des chances de pluie."
bewölkt
Transliteration: be-völkt
"Die Wettervorhersage sagt einen bewölkten Tag mit Regen voraus."
nuvoloso
Transliteration: nu-vo-lo-so
"Le previsioni del tempo indicano una giornata nuvolosa con possibilità di pioggia."
nublado
Transliteration: noo-blah-doh
"El pronóstico del tiempo prevé un día nublado con posibilidad de lluvia."
nublado
Transliteration: noo-blah-doo
"A previsão do tempo indica um dia nublado com chance de chuva."
बादलदार
Transliteration: baadal-daar
"मौसम की भविष्यवाणी कहती है कि आज बादलदार दिन होगा।"
多云
Transliteration: duō yún
"天气预报说今天是多云的天气。"
흐림
Transliteration: heurim
"일기예보에 따르면 오늘은 흐림이 예상됩니다."
曇り
Transliteration: kumori
"天気予報では今日は曇りになると言っています。"
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