🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

曇り

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kumori

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Overcast/ˈoʊ.vər.kæst/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"今日は曇りです。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Covered with clouds; dull and gray in appearance.

    "The sky was overcast all day, making it feel colder than it actually was."
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of being covered with clouds.

    "The overcast made it difficult to see the stars at night."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'overcast' originates from the combination of 'over' and 'cast', with 'over' deriving from Old English 'ofer' meaning 'above' and 'cast' from Old Norse 'kasta' meaning 'to throw'. The word has evolved to describe a sky covered with clouds, indicating a lack of sunlight.

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