cloudlike

Thân thiện

The soft, cloudlike pillow rested on the cozy bed.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling a cloud: Having the appearance, texture, lightness, or formlessness of a cloud.

Usage

• The word "cloudlike" is used to describe something that visually or texturally reminds one of a cloud. It is a descriptive adjective often found in poetic, artistic, or literary contexts to evoke a sense of softness, lightness, or ethereal quality.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The dancer moved across the stage with a cloudlike grace.
  • She wore a dress made of a cloudlike, translucent fabric.
  • The foam on the cappuccino was light and cloudlike.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can describe abstract qualities like thoughts or memories that are vague, diffuse, or insubstantial.
  • His recollection of the event was cloudlike and difficult to grasp.

Variants and Related Words

• Cloudy (adj): Full of or covered with clouds; not clear or transparent.
• Clouded (adj): Made obscure or confused; overcast with clouds.
• Nebulous (adj): In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy; vague or ill-defined. (This is a close synonym but more formal and often used for abstract concepts.)

Synonyms

• Ethereal: Extremely delicate and light, seeming too perfect for this world.
• Gossamer: A fine, filmy substance; light, thin, and insubstantial.
• Wispy: Thin and weak; consisting of small, thin strands.
• Diaphanous: Light, delicate, and translucent.

Antonyms

• Solid: Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.
• Opaque: Not able to be seen through; not transparent.
• Dense: Closely compacted in substance; thick.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. resembling a cloud

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nebular