Added 9 October 2026
murkiness
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about murkiness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance.
- The quality of being cloudy.
Origin
From Middle English mirkines, equivalent to murky + -ness. Compare also Middle English mirkenes, merkenes (“darkness”).
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