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overcast

/ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
over-cast
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.

noun

An outcast.

Obsolete

noun

A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.

adj

Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.

adj

In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.

verb

To overthrow.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.

Transitive verb

verb

To make gloomy; to depress.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/
  • British English: /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overcasts (plural) more overcast (comparative) most overcast (superlative) overcasts (present, singular) overcasting (participle, present) overcasted (common, error unknown tag)

Derived Forms

overcastness overcaster

Synonyms

sullen cloud-covered clouded sunless overcasting cloudiness cloud cover cloud

Rhymes With

last past asked fast passed cast the die is cast vast contrast blast caste mast

Questions

How do you pronounce overcast?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/.
What does overcast mean?
A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
Where does overcast come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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