Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Filled or abounded with clouds: Describes a sky, area, or view that is completely or heavily obscured by clouds.

Usage

• The adjective "cloud-covered" is used to describe a state where clouds conceal the sky or a landscape. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "was" or "seemed").

Examples

• Attributive use (before a noun):
  • The hikers could not see the summit due to the cloud-covered peak.
  • We flew over a vast, cloud-covered ocean.
• Predicative use (after a linking verb):
  • The valley was completely cloud-covered all morning.
  • Even at noon, the sky remained cloud-covered.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Emphasis: Can be used in descriptive writing to set a mood, often one of gloom, mystery, or obscurity.
  • The cloud-covered moors looked bleak and forbidding.

Variants and Related Words

• Overcast (adj): Describes a sky completely covered by cloud, often implying a dull, gray light. (e.g., )
• Cloudy (adj): Describes general cloud cover but can also mean unclear. It is less emphatic than "cloud-covered." (e.g., )
• Cloud-bound (adj): Similar to "cloud-covered," often used for mountains or high places enveloped in cloud. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Overcast
• Clouded
• Sunless
• Grey (in the context of sky)

Antonyms

• Clear
• Cloudless
• Sunny

Adjective

1. filled or abounding with clouds