murkiness
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈmɜrkɪnəs/
- The murkiness of the lake made it difficult for the divers to see the bottom clearly.
Examples
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It disappeared into the water like who knows how many are underneath the murkiness that we can't see.
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A chiaroscuro effect is what I prefer anyway, a combination of airiness and murkiness.
Fiction book (1996) -
There is some grain and murkiness from time to time, but the picture is rich in color and features lots of warm tones.
Blog text (5) -
Outside, the sunset turned to gray, the murkiness flooding through the windows.
Fiction book (1996) -
What we have in here is the precipitation or the murkiness which was formed in our solution and I hope you can see it, it's not a light blue colour.
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Twenty feet further into the murkiness, he felt a breeze blowing and the beginnings of the current moving on his right.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the public context, legibility is crucial and meaning is intended to be accessible to all viewers, located on the surface rather than obscured by the murkiness that comes from spiritual engagement.
Academic text (2009) -
Another cause for concern is the decline in water quality due to increased pollution, visible in the murkiness or darkened color of the water and confirmed by the presence of bacteria and other organisms injurious to human health (Hutchinson, 1986).
Academic text (1993) -
After the heavy rain, the river was full of murkiness, and visibility was reduced to a few feet.
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The morning fog created a murkiness in the air, giving the city a mysterious atmosphere.
Synonyms
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3.4
Water that is dark and cloudy so you cannot see through it
4
8.1
A thick darkness that makes it hard to see
4
7.0
How much light or other rays something does not let through
1
5.8
A blurry picture or idea hard to see and understand
1
3.2
A liquid or the sky that is not clear because it has small bits in it
1
9.8
A faint cloudy mass, for example around a star or in a liquid
1
9.0
A cloudiness in water that small bits of dirt cause
1
6.9
Dark or dim so things are hard to see
1
4.4
A thin mist in the air that makes things hard to see
1
5.8
A thin cloud near the ground that makes things hard to see
1
7.0
Lack of clear detail that makes things hard to see or hear
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4.1
A lot of fog in the air that makes it hard to see
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7.0
How much a material does not let light pass through
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6.8
A dark area where light is blocked
1
4.8
Water that looks cloudy or a sound that is hard to understand
1
5.3
Partial darkness when something blocks the light
A cloudy state in water or a photo that makes it hard to see through
A state when the air is full of mist and looks cloudy
Darkness or low light that makes things hard to see
Antonyms
How Murky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Murkiness comes from the old word murk, a word from Old Norse meaning 'dark' or 'gloom', plus -ness meaning 'state of being'. So murkiness means 'being dark', which is why we use it for cloudy, hard-to-see water or air.