overcast

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Pronunciation

Adjective and noun

• (RP) enPR: ōʹvə-käst', IPA: /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/
• (America) enPR: ōʹvər-kăst', IPA: /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/

Verb

• (RP) enPR: ō'və-kästʹ, IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst/
• (America) enPR: ō'vər-kăstʹ, IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈkæst/

Noun

overcast (plural overcasts)

1. (obsolete) An outcast.
2. A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon; cloudy.

Adjective

overcast

1. Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
2. (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.

Translations

• French: nuageux, couvert
• German: bedeckt, bewölkt
• Italian: coperto, nuvoloso
• Portuguese: nublado
• Russian: о́блачный

Translations

• French: couvert
• German: bewölkt
• Italian: coperto
• Portuguese: encoberto

Translations

• Russian: угрю́мый

Verb

overcast (overcasts, present participle overcasting; past and past participle overcast)

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.
6. (transitive, bookbinding) To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.

Translations

• Portuguese: nublar

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