What is the Latin word for overcast?

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

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“overcast” in Latin

obtegōto cover over or up; to veil, hide, conceal; to protect nūbilōto be or become cloudy or overcast; to become clouded or opaque; to overshadow, to obscure, to darken, to adumbrate nūbiluscloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing; dark, gloomy, dim; troubled, confused, beclouded obnūbilusshrouded in darkness; overclouded, cloudy, dark, obscure

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

overcast

To cloud over: the sky is overcast, caelum nubibus obducitur or obtegitur; nubilatur; or nubilare coepit. Anybody’s brow is overcast (figuratively), alicujus oculi tristitiae quoddam nubilum ducunt (Quint., 11, 3, 75).

To coat with anything, Vid: COAT.

overcast adj.

Of the sky, etc., nubilus: obnubilus.

Of the countenance: an overcast brow, frons contracta (wrinkled with care, vexation, etc.): frons nubila (Mart., 2, 11); vultus tristis.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for overcast?: The usual Latin words for “overcast” are obtegō, nūbilō, nūbilus; also obnūbilus. 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.