murkiness

murk·y also mirk·y  (mûrk)

adj. murk·i·er also mirk·i·er, murk·i·est also mirk·i·est

1. Dark, dim, or gloomy: a murky dungeon. See Synonyms at dark.

2.

a. Heavy and thick with smoke, mist, or fog; hazy.

b. Darkened or clouded with sediment: murky waters.

3. Lacking clarity or distinctness; cloudy or obscure.

---

murki·ly adv.

murki·ness n.

Thesaurus

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

Translations

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

murkiness

n

(= 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