murk·y

(mûr′kē)

adj. murk·i·er, murk·i·est

1. Dark or dim, as from mist: a murky sky. See Synonyms at dark.

2. Darkened, clouded, or blurry: murky waters; murky images.

3. Not clearly known, understood, or expressed: a murky future; the murky world of spies; murky writing.

murk′i·ly adv.

murk′i·ness n.

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Noun	1.	murkiness - an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance fogginess, murk, fog atmospheric state, atmosphere - the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" fug - (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere
	2.	murkiness - the quality of being cloudy cloudiness, muddiness opaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light turbidity, turbidness - muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended mistiness, steaminess, vaporousness, vapourousness, haziness - cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor

murkiness

noun

Absence or deficiency of light:

dark, darkness, dimness, duskiness, obscureness, obscurity.

Translations

oscurità torbidezza

murkiness

[ˈmɜːkɪnɪs ˈmɜːkɪ] N (= darkness) → oscuridad f (fig) → lo turbio, tenebrosidad f; [of water, river] → lo turbio

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murkiness

(= gloominess) → Trübheit f; (of room, street, sky) → Düsterheit f; (of night) → Finsternis f, → Dunkelheit f

(= shady nature) (of character, deed) → Finsterkeit f; (of past) → Dunkel nt

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Before I proceed with this writing, let me announce this in completely explicit terms: I walk towards this muddy topic with muddy shoes and do not, in any way, claim that this writing could colander the murkiness.

Muddy waters, dirty shoes