Overcast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overcast is a noun meaning A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
Meaning
A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
More Meanings
- Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
- (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
- (transitive, obsolete) To overthrow.
- (transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
- (transitive) To make gloomy; to depress.
- (mining) A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.
- (obsolete) An outcast.
Example Sentences
The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, […]
Word Forms
- overcasts
- overcasting
- overcasted
Synonyms for overcast
Depending on context, synonyms include cloudy, sunless, cloud, clouded, cloudiness, overcasting.
Antonyms for overcast
Common opposites include clear, light up, clear up, brighten.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sunless, clouded, cloudiness, cloudy, cloud, hidden.
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