cloudiness

Plural: cloudinesses

Noun

the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
the quality of being cloudy
Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy.
Of a liquid: the property of being murky.
Of information, a writing style, etc.: the property of being obscure.

Examples

Avoid cloudiness in your essay-writing.
Cloudiness in the water is most often caused in new aquariums by white bacteria.
Expect considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers.

Origin / Etymology

From cloudy + -ness.

Synonyms

cloud cover, muddiness, murkiness, overcast

Scrabble Score: 13

cloudiness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cloudiness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cloudiness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

cloudiness: valid Words With Friends Word