turbidness

8.2

Cloudiness in water caused by dirt or small pieces floating in it

noun
/ˈtɜːrbɪdnəs/

Specialized

: turbidez

The turbidness of the river increased after the heavy rainfall washed soil into the water.

Examples

The pond's turbidness made it difficult to see the fish swimming beneath the surface.
Laboratory tests measured the turbidness of the drinking water to ensure safety standards were met.
The turbidness of the river made it difficult to see the fish.
After the storm, the lake's turbidness increased significantly.
The turbidness of the river increased after heavy rains stirred up sediment from the riverbed.
High levels of turbidness in the water can indicate pollution from runoff and waste.
The aquarium's turbidness was caused by too much food being left uneaten and decaying.

Synonyms

turbidity

vsturbidness

Specialized

1 9.0

A cloudiness in water that small bits of dirt cause

is the same meaning but is the usual scientific or standard form

muddiness

vsturbidness

4.8

Water that looks cloudy or a sound that is hard to understand

is limited to cloudiness from suspended particles or stirred sediment

Antonyms

clearness

2.2

How easy something is to see through, like clean water

How Turbid

opacity

4 7.0

turbidness

Specialized

8.2

murkiness

1 5.9

cloudiness

1 3.2

clarity

30 2.7

Surface Forms

turbidness singular

turbidnesses plural

Morphology

turbidness = turbid (transparent) = turbid + ness

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'turbid' using the productive suffix '-ness', yielding 'the quality of being turbid'.

Etymology

The word turbidness comes from the Latin turbidus, which means 'muddy' or 'confused', and from the root turb- you see in turbulent. So turbidness describes a liquid that is 'stirred up' and cloudy because small particles make it hard to see through.