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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOvercast
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.kæst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Covered with clouds; dull and gray in appearance.
"The sky was overcast all day, making it feel colder than it actually was."
- 1
A state of being covered with clouds.
"The overcast made it difficult to see the stars at night."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb overcasten, meaning to cover over or darken, formed from the prefix over- and casten (to throw or cast). Historically used in meteorological contexts since the late Middle Ages to describe the blanketing of the sky by cloud layers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overcast" is said worldwide
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Couvert
Transliteration: koo-vair
"Le ciel était couvert toute la journée."
Bewölkt
Transliteration: be-völkt
"Der Himmel war den ganzen Tag bewölkt."
Coperto
Transliteration: co-per-to
"Il cielo era coperto per tutto il giorno."
Nublado
Transliteration: noo-blah-do
"El cielo estuvo nublado todo el día."
Nublado
Transliteration: noo-blah-do
"O céu estava nublado o dia todo."
बादलों से ढका हुआ
Transliteration: Baadalon se dhaka hua
"आसमान पूरे दिन बादलों से ढका हुआ था।"
阴天
Transliteration: yīn tiān
"今天的天气是阴天。"
흐림
Transliteration: heurim
"오늘은 흐림입니다."
曇り
Transliteration: kumori
"今日は曇りです。"
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