cloudiness
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈklaʊdɪnəs/
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- We experienced heavy cloudiness that blocked the sun and made the afternoon feel gloomy.
- increased cloudiness
- cloudiness of the day
Examples
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There will be variable cloudiness clearing this evening with light winds...
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By evening, the cloudiness had increased.
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The most obvious explanation is the associated changes in cloudiness during this period.
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Variable cloudiness with a chance of rain in the higher regions.
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Clear skies tonight, low near 70, increasing cloudiness tomorrow...
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Increasing cloudiness tomorrow, sticky and humid.
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Look for increasing cloudiness today with a chance of light showers, with highs in the upper 20s.
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Elsewhere, cool weather, cloudiness, and a few showers are limiting harvest activities and other autumn fieldwork.
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Variations in cloudiness, perhaps, and variations in the inflow of surface wind lead to large swings in heat input.
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To the extent that the increased cooling cannot be offset by increased absorption of solar radiation by water vapor, or by a change in cloudiness, it must be associated with an increase in global precipitation.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.4
The amount of sky covered by clouds
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2.5
A sky completely covered with clouds without direct sunlight
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2.5
A sky completely covered with clouds that looks dim and gray
Antonyms
How Cloudy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cloudiness comes from cloud, an old word for a 'lump' or 'hill', plus the ending -ness which means 'state'. So, cloudiness means the 'state of being covered with clouds', when the sky looks grey or overcast.