cloudiness
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈklaʊdɪnəs/
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turbidez
- And chasing yield has intensified: yields and risk premiums of European corporate bonds have dropped significantly despite clear signs of economic cloudiness and higher risks of default.
Examples
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At my postop checkup the next day, I was told not to worry; the cloudiness would gradually abate.
Academic text (2007) -
I guess that's too much cloudiness to talk about this.
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But there's no way we can print the cloud in that cloudiness form.
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Increasing cloudiness..
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In addition to the idea of a positive feedback associated with changes in the cloud-greenhouse effect, other ideas have begun to emerge as to why cloudiness might depend on the working temperature of the atmosphere.
Academic text (2012) -
Ludwig says there are many factors involved in timing fry stocking just right, including water temperature and the amount of rainfall, which further cools the water and causes a cloudiness that slows algae growth.
Academic text (2004) -
The cloudiness of the water made it difficult to see the fish swimming below.
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Meteorologists noted that the cloudiness in the sky would likely lead to rain later in the day.
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After mixing the solution, the cloudiness indicated that it was not properly filtered.
Synonyms
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3.4
The amount of sky covered by clouds
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8.1
A thick darkness that makes it hard to see
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3.7
Water in the air turns into visible clouds
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9.8
A faint cloudy mass, for example around a star or in a liquid
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5.9
Cloudy darkness that makes it hard to see through water or air
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2.5
A sky completely covered with clouds that looks dim and gray
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3.9
Water drops on a surface that make it hard to see through
A cloudy state in water or a photo that makes it hard to see through
A thin mist in the air that makes things hard to see
Water that looks cloudy or a sound that is hard to understand
A state when the air is full of mist and looks cloudy
A thin cloud near the ground that makes things hard to see
A lot of fog in the air that makes it hard to see
Air full of mist that makes things look cloudy
A white cloudy appearance like a thin white liquid
Clouds form in the sky before rain or bad weather
A dark area where light is blocked
Antonyms
How Cloudy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cloudiness comes from cloud plus the ending -ness meaning 'state', and cloud is also used to mean 'make unclear' (as in the phrase 'cloud someone's judgment'). So, cloudiness can mean the 'state of being unclear', for example when a liquid or view is not clear.