The term cloud is widely used in astronomy to describe the mass of evaporated water seen in the sky. Clouds can appear white or grey in color, and there are four main types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus.
You can use various descriptive words for clouds according to their shape, height, density and color.
Some clouds are as thick as cotton and some are gray and uniform. Some clouds are near the earth, while others are near the surface of the troposphere.
Adjective Words to Describe Clouds
Following are common words to describe clouds in the sky:
| Angry | Driving | Golden |
| Approaching | Dusky | Gray |
| Big | Eastern | Great |
| Black | Enormous | Green |
| Bright | Envious | Grey |
| Broken | Faint | Hanging |
| Certain | Fiery | Heavy |
| Cold | Floating | High |
| Color | Fleecy | Immense |
| Deep | Fleeting | Inky |
| Dense | Flying | Leaden |
| Dewy | Formless | Light |
| Luminous Cloud | Soft | Shaped |
| Lurid | Sunlit | Glooming |
| Mere | Swift | Slippery |
| Moving | Thick | Drifting |
| New | Thin | Snowy |
| Ominous | Threatening | Smoky |
| Parting | Watery | Dimming |
| Passing | Wild | Fragrant |
| Rolling | Windy | Lightening |
| Rosy | Yellow | Distant |
| Rushing | Low | Fresh |
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