Overcast

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: ōʹvÉ™-käst', IPA: /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/
• GenAm enPR: ōʹvÉ™r-kăst', IPA: /ˈoÊŠvÉš.kæst/

• RP enPR: ō'vÉ™-kästʹ, IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst/
• GenAm enPR: ō'vÉ™r-kăstʹ, IPA: /ËŒoÊŠvɚˈkæst/
• Rhymes: -ɑːst

Origin

- + cast

Full definition of overcast

Noun

1. (obsolete) An outcast.
2. A cloud covering all of the sky.

Adjective

1. Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened.
2. (meteorology) The sky is said to be overcast, when it is more than 90% covered by clouds.
3. (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To overthrow.
2. (transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
3. (transitive) To make gloomy; to depress.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To transform.

Anagrams

• overacts