noun

overcast

OH-vuh-kahst

noun

A sky completely covered by cloud.

"A thick overcast rolled in from the coast by mid-morning."

adj

Covered by clouds; gloomy or gray.

"It was a cold, overcast afternoon with no sign of the sun."

verb

To cover with cloud, or figuratively, to make gloomy.

"Dark clouds began to overcast the valley before the storm hit."

How to Use Overcast

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishCloudy weather with no visible sun, or a mood that feels similarly gray.

Common pairings

overcast sky overcast day gray and overcast

more overcast comparative, overcast past tense, overcasted past tense, overcasts plural, overcasts singular, most overcast superlative

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A thick _____ rolled in from the coast by mid-morning.

From Middle English overcasten, from over- + cast — literally "thrown over" (like a cloud thrown over the sky).