Cloudiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kaʊmˈɑːɹɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪɡɹˈɛʃənəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪɡɹˈɛʃənəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kaʊmˈɑːɹɹə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overcast cloud cover murkiness muddiness

Word Forms

cloudy	adjective	full of or covered with clouds
overcast	adjective	filled or abounding with clouds
overcast	verb	make overcast or cloudy
murky	adjective	(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
muddy	adjective	(of liquids) clouded as with sediment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trübung

der Zustand des Himmels, wenn er von Wolken bedeckt ist

🇫🇷French

nébulosité

l'état du ciel lorsqu'il est couvert de nuages

🇪🇸Spanish

abundancia de nubes

el estado del cielo cuando está cubierto de nubes

🇮🇹Italian

nuvolosità

lo stato del cielo quando è coperto dalle nuvole

🇳🇱Dutch

bewolking

de toestand van de lucht wanneer deze bedekt is door wolken

🇵🇹Portuguese

nebulosidade

o estado do céu quando está coberto por nuvens

🇷🇺Russian

облачность

состояние неба, когда оно покрыто облаками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बादल

आकाश की वह अवस्था जब वह बादलों से ढका रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মেঘলা

আকাশের অবস্থা যখন মেঘে ঢেকে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மேகமூட்டம்

மேகங்களால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும் வானத்தின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

మేఘావృతం

మేఘాలతో కప్పబడినప్పుడు ఆకాశం యొక్క స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

ढगाळपणा

आकाशाची स्थिती जेव्हा ते ढगांनी झाकलेले असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાદળછાયું

આકાશની સ્થિતિ જ્યારે તે વાદળોથી ઢંકાયેલું હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಡಗಳು

ಮೋಡಗಳಿಂದ ಆವೃತವಾದಾಗ ಆಕಾಶದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേഘാവൃതം

മേഘങ്ങളാൽ മൂടപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ആകാശത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੱਦਲਵਾਈ

ਅਸਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਦੋਂ ਇਹ ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بادل

آسمان کی حالت جب یہ بادلوں سے ڈھکا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浑浊

天空被云层覆盖时的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

曇り

雲に覆われたときの空の状態

🇰🇷Korean

흐림

구름에 가려졌을 때의 하늘 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mây mù

trạng thái của bầu trời khi bị mây che phủ

🇹🇭Thai

ความขุ่นมัว

สถานะของท้องฟ้าเมื่อมีเมฆปกคลุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

keadaan mendung

keadaan langit saat tertutup awan

🇵🇭Filipino

maulap

ang kalagayan ng langit kapag natatakpan ng mga ulap

🇲🇾Malay

keadaan mendung

keadaan langit apabila dilitupi awan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغيوم

حالة السماء عندما تكون مغطاة بالغيوم

🇮🇷Persian

ابری

وضعیت آسمان زمانی که ابرها آن را می پوشانند

🇹🇷Turkish

bulanıklık

gökyüzünün bulutlarla kaplandığı andaki durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲנְנוּת

מצב השמיים כשהם מכוסים בעננים

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