Meanings
nounmurkiness (usually uncountable, plural murkinesses)
plural murkinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being murky.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
Broader
atmosphereatmospheric state
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishmirkines
- Englishmurkiness
From Middle English mirkines, equivalent to murky + -ness. Compare also Middle English mirkenes, merkenes (“darkness”).
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APA
murkiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murkiness
MLA
“murkiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murkiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “murkiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murkiness.
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