cloudy

UK: /ˈklaʊdi/ US: /ˈklaʊdi/ ,(klou′dē)

Inflections of 'cloudy' (adj):

cloudier

adj comparative

cloudiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

cloud•y /ˈklaʊdi/   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

1. full of clouds;
   covered with clouds:
   cloudy skies.
2. hard to see through;
   not clear:
   cloudy old windows.
3. unclear;
   confused:
   cloudy thinking.

cloud•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cloud•y  (klou′dē), adj., cloud•i•er, cloud•i•est. 

1. full of or overcast by clouds:
   a cloudy sky.
2. having little or no sunshine:
   a cloudy but rainless day.
3. of or like a cloud or clouds;
   pertaining to clouds.
4. having cloudlike markings:
   cloudy marble.
5. not clear or transparent:
   He could not see through the cloudy liquid.
6. obscure;
   indistinct.
7. darkened by gloom, trouble, etc.
8. under suspicion, disgrace, etc.:
   a gambler with a cloudy reputation.

• Middle English cloudi, Old English clūdig rocky, hilly. See cloud, -y¹ bef. 900

cloud′i•ly, adv. 
cloud′i•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. murky, lowering, shadowy, gloomy, depressing.
• 5. murky, turbid, muddy, opaque, shadowy.
• 6. dim, blurred, shadowy, unclear, befogged, muddled, confused.
• 7. gloomy, lowering.
• 8. shadowy.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cloudy / ˈklaʊdɪ/ adjective (cloudier, cloudiest)

1. covered with cloud or clouds
2. of or like a cloud or clouds
3. streaked or mottled like a cloud
4. opaque or muddy
5. obscure or unclear
6. troubled by gloom or depression

ˈcloudily adverb

ˈcloudiness noun