Antonyms of adj cloudy

3 senses of cloudy

Sense 1
cloudy, nebulose, nebulous -- (lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit")

INDIRECT (VIA indistinct) -> distinct -- (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints")

Sense 2
cloudy (vs. clear) -- (full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies")

clear (vs. cloudy) -- (free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day")
        => cloudless, unclouded -- (free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky")
        => fair -- (free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm")
        => serene -- (completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea")

Sense 3
cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid -- ((of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters")

INDIRECT (VIA opaque) -> clear -- (allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean")

Similarity of adj cloudy

3 senses of cloudy

Sense 1
cloudy, nebulose, nebulous -- (lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit")
       => indistinct (vs. distinct) -- (not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do")

Sense 2
cloudy (vs. clear) -- (full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies")
       => brumous, foggy, hazy, misty -- (filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning")
       => fogbound -- (enveloped in fog; "a fogbound fleet"; "the fogbound city")
       => cloud-covered, clouded, overcast, sunless -- (filled or abounding with clouds)
       => cloudlike, nebular -- (resembling a cloud)
       => dull, leaden -- (darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky was leaden and thick")
       => heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening -- (darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky")
       => miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous -- (filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog")
       => smoggy -- (clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog; "the smoggy atmosphere of Los Angeles")

Sense 3
cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid -- ((of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters")
       => opaque (vs. clear) -- (not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays")

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