murkiness
The state or quality of being murkyThe state or quality of being murky.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being murky.
the quality of being cloudy
Origin
From Middle English mirkines, equivalent to murky + -ness. Compare also Middle English mirFrom Middle English mirkines, equivalent to murky + -ness. Compare also Middle English mirkenes, merkenes (“darkness”).
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Forms
plural: murkinesses| Singular | murkiness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being cloudy:cloudinessmuddiness
- an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance:fogfogginessmurk
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmurky
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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