cloudiness

noun

Etymology

From cloudy + -ness.

inherited from clūdiġ — “stony, rocky”
inherited from cloudy — “cloudy, overcast, gloomy, dark", also "hilly, rocky”
suffixed as cloudiness — “cloudy + ness”

Definitions

1
Of the sky, weather, etc.
Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy.
- Expect considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers.
- [W]hy vvhat's the matter? / That you haue ſuch a Februarie face, / So full of froſt, of ſtorme, and clovvdineſſe.
2
Of a liquid
Of a liquid: the property of being murky.
- Cloudiness in the water is most often caused in new aquariums by white bacteria.
- The cloudiness of the windows on the cars, caused by the degradation of the polycarbonate material of which they are made.
3
Of information, a writing style, etc.
Of information, a writing style, etc.: the property of being obscure.
- Avoid cloudiness in your essay-writing.

The neighborhood

neighborcloud ceiling
neighborcloud cover

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at cloudiness. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at cloudiness. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at cloudiness

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA