Murkiness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being murky. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the quality of being cloudy wordnet
  3. 3
    an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
cloudinesscloudinessdarkdarknessdimnessdusk

Etymology

From Middle English mirkines, equivalent to murky + -ness. Compare also Middle English mirkenes, merkenes (“darkness”).

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