What is the Latin word for cloudy?

The usual Latin words for “cloudy” are nūbilus, obnūbilus, vēnōsus; also nūbilō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“cloudy” in Latin

nūbiluscloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing; dark, gloomy, dim; troubled, confused, beclouded obnūbilusshrouded in darkness; overclouded, cloudy, dark, obscure vēnōsusfull of veins, veiny, venous; dry, meagre nūbilōto be or become cloudy or overcast; to become clouded or opaque; to overshadow, to obscure, to darken, to adumbrate

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

cloudy

nubilus: obnubilus. The sky is becoming cloudy, caelum nubibus obducitur: nubilatur; nubilare coepit

Of marble, etc., venosus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for cloudy?: The usual Latin words for “cloudy” are nūbilus, obnūbilus, vēnōsus; also nūbilō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.