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murkiness

/mˈɜkinəs/ noun

The state or quality of being murky.

Word Origin From Old Norse 'myrkr' 'darkness', murkiness is the state of being murky — dark, cloudy, unclear. The root also gives us mirk, a variant spelling. The PIE root *merg- meant 'to flicker, darken', so murkiness is literally the quality of being dim.

noun The state or quality of being murky. countable

The murkiness of the water made it impossible to see the bottom of the lake.

(名词) 浑浊度；模糊性；朦胧状态

湖水的浑浊让人无法看清湖底。

(sustantivo) El estado o cualidad de ser turbio u oscuro.

La turbidez del agua hacía imposible ver el fondo del lago.

(nom) obscurité; trouble; opacité; ténébreux [État ou qualité de ce qui est obscur, trouble ou peu limpide.]

La turbidité de l'eau rendait impossible de distinguer le fond du lac.

(Substantiv) Trübheit; Dunkelheit; Undurchsichtigkeit [Zustand oder Eigenschaft, trüb, undurchsichtig oder schwer verständlich zu sein]

Die **murkiness** des Wassers machte es unmöglich, den Grund des Sees zu erkennen.

(名詞) 濁っていること、または曖昧で不明瞭な状態。

水の濁りによって、湖の底を見ることができなかった。

(substantivo) turvação; turvidade; opacidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser turvo ou sombrio.]

A turvação da água tornou impossível ver o fundo do lago.

Synonyms: darkness dimness obscurity haziness fogginess cloudiness gloom Antonyms: clarity brightness transparency lucidity
Word parts: murk + y + ness

Related words

murk murky murkily

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