different between clandestine vs cloudy

English

Etymology

From Latin clandest?nus (“secret, concealed”); compare French clandestin.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: clan?des?tine
• IPA^(key): /klæn?d?st?n/, /?klænd?st(a)?n/, /?klænd?st(a)?n/
• Rhymes: -?st?n

Adjective

clandestine (comparative more clandestine, superlative most clandestine)

1. Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.

   Synonyms: covert, furtive, hush-hush, secret, secretive, undercover; see also Thesaurus:covert

   • 2004 — Penny Arcade

     In my imagination, all work place encounters between men and women result in clandestine sex.

   • 2005 — Stewart Lee, 90's Comedian DVD

     And I don't want anyone to think I dislike Catholicism because I don't. It's actually my favourite form of clandestine global evil.

2. (freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.

Derived terms

• clandestinely
• clandestineness

Translations

French

Adjective

clandestine

1. feminine singular of clandestin

Italian

Adjective

clandestine

1. feminine plural of clandestino

Noun

clandestine f pl

1. feminine plural of clandestino

Latin

Adjective

cland?st?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of cland?st?nus

English

Etymology

From Middle English cloudy (“cloudy, overcast, gloomy, dark", also "hilly, rocky”), from Old English cl?di? (“stony, rocky”), equivalent to cloud +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kla?di/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?a?di/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /?kla??d?/
• Rhymes: -a?di

Adjective

cloudy (comparative cloudier, superlative cloudiest)

1. Covered with or characterised by clouds; overcast.
2. Not transparent or clear.
3. Uncertain; unclear.
4. (computing, informal) Using or relating to cloud computing.

   a cloudy infrastructure

5. (slang, archaic) shady; sketchy; suspicious

Derived terms

• cloudily
• cloudiness

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cloudi, clowdy, clowdie
• (Early ME) cludi?

Etymology

From Old English cl?di?; equivalent to cloud +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klu?di?/

Adjective

cloudy

1. Covered with or characterised by clouds; clouded.
2. Not transparent or clear; murky, gloomy.
3. (rare) Inspiring dread; scary, frightening.
4. (rare) Featuring rocks; rocky, stony.

Related terms

• cloudy

Descendants

• English: cloudy
• Scots: cluddy, cloody

References

• “cl?ud?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.