cloudlet

[ kloud-lit ]

noun

1. a small cloud.

cloudlet

/ ˈklaʊdlɪt /

noun

1. a small cloud

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloudlet¹

First recorded in 1780–90; cloud + -let

Example Sentences

A composition of soft-focus horizontal and vertical bands by Adam Henry blurs in the central area as if obscured by a foggy cloudlet.

From New York Times

The tempest growled on the horizon, and grew apace; the cloudlet was spreading over the heavens.

From Project Gutenberg

O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds the day, Over the cloudlet dim, Over the rainbow's rim, Musical cherub, soar singing away!

From Project Gutenberg

And on this brilliant October Saturday Assistant Scoutmaster Toiney Leduc, perceiving that the coming parting was casting a faint shadow before, exerted himself to banish that cloudlet as the troop started on its hike.

From Project Gutenberg

To him she only lifted up her shy glance, when the moon, that climbed up over a broken stairway of clouds stood overshadowed behind a little white cloudlet.

From Project Gutenberg