murkiness

Meanings

• adjective

  A quality of being unclear, vague, or hard to see or understand.

  - "The waters of the lake were so murky that we couldn't see the bottom."
  - "The instructions for assembling the furniture were murky and confusing."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with murkiness
curdles , swirls , whirls

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Variants

List of all variants of murkiness that leads to same result
murkier , murkiest , murkily , murkiness , murkinesses , murky

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Etymology

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From Old English myrcan (to be dark, obscure, or mysterious).

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Trivia

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1. Murkiness is the opposite of clarity.

2. In meteorology, murky weather is referred to as 'fog' or 'mist'.

3. Murkiness is often used to describe the appearance of tea that has been brewed for too long.

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Related Concepts

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1. obscurity: Related concept, refers to lack of clarity or understanding.

2. ambiguity: Related concept, refers to a statement or situation that can be interpreted in more than one way.

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Culture

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Murkiness is often used to describe situations or information that is unclear, ambiguous, or difficult to understand. In literature, it can be used to create suspense or mystery. For example, in the novel 'Moby-Dick', the description of the sea as 'murky' adds to the sense of danger and the unknown.

How to Memorize "murkiness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a glass of milk that has been left sitting out for a few hours. The milk is no longer clear, but instead has a thick, cloudy appearance. This is what murkiness looks like.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word murkiness with the feeling of being lost or uncertain. For example, when you're trying to understand a complex concept, and you feel like you're wading through a murky swamp of information.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Murky Means Mysterious' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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