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cloudless

cloudless

10 1.0
A sky with no clouds
  • adjective
  • /ˈklaʊdləs/
: despejado
  • Soon the sun shone again, the sky was blue, cloudless, and bright.
  • cloudless sky
  • cloudless day

Examples

  • Dawn, in my one and only window, shows a cloudless sky.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Outside, the sky was cloudless and lightly orange from the setting sun.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Ahead of them, a trail of smoke rose into the cloudless sky.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The sun rose higher in the cloudless sky, and soon not many patches of shade were left.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • But the sky ahead was almost cloudless above the red fruit groves along the road.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It's a cloudless night, and I haven't seen the Pleiades in ages.

  • The day was cloudless when my babysitter, Geena, drove me to the airport.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The next morning squeaked with sunshine, brightening the cloudless sky to light blue.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The marshes of Sorg baked under a cloudless sky, their vegetation turning yellow.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The sun rose higher in the cloudless sky, and soon not many patches of shade were left.

Synonyms

clear
vscloudless
726 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

is used mainly for skies to mean completely without clouds
unclouded
vscloudless
3 4.0

Clear and easy to see, like a sky or a thought

is limited to skies and means entirely free of any clouds

Antonyms

52 1.0

Sky covered with clouds so it is not sunny

17 1.4

Covered with clouds that make the sky look dull and gray

How Cloudy

overcast
2 2.5
cloudy
52 1.0
foggy
19 1.0
cloudless
10 1.0
clear
726 1.0

Surface Forms

cloudless positive

Morphology

cloudless = cloud (transparent) = cloud + less

The meaning is directly compositional: 'without clouds'.

Etymology

Cloudless comes from cloud and the ending -less, which means 'without'. So cloudless means 'without clouds', a sky with no clouds to hide the sun or stars.