Cloy: meaning, definitions and examples
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cloy
[ klɔɪ ]
to become uninteresting or distasteful due to excess
To cloy is to become uninteresting or distasteful due to excess. It is often used to describe the feeling of being tired of something because you have had too much of it.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Her love for chocolate began to cloy after eating it every day for a month.
- The constant repetition of the same jokes began to cloy on the audience.
- The sweetness of the dessert cloyed on his palate after the third serving.
Translations
Translations of the word "cloy" in other languages:
🇵🇹 adoçar demais
🇮🇳 प्रचुर मिठास देना
🇩🇪 übermäßig süß machen
🇮🇩 terlalu manis
🇺🇦 надмірно підсолоджувати
🇵🇱 przesłodzić
🇯🇵 甘すぎる
🇫🇷 trop sucrer
🇪🇸 endulzar demasiado
🇹🇷 fazla tatlandırmak
🇰🇷 지나치게 달게 하다
🇸🇦 تحلية مفرطة
🇨🇿 přesladit
🇸🇰 presladiť
🇨🇳 过甜
🇸🇮 preveč posladkati
🇮🇸 gera of sætt
🇰🇿 тым қылу
🇬🇪 გადასპირტება
🇦🇿 çox şirinləşdirmək
🇲🇽 endulzar demasiado
Word origin
The word 'cloy' originated from Middle English 'cloi(en)', from Old French 'cloi(r)', meaning to 'nail up, block, obstruct'. Over time, the meaning evolved to its current usage of becoming uninteresting or distasteful due to excess. The concept of being cloyed by excess can be traced back to the idea of overwhelming or saturating one's senses or desires.
See also: cloying.