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MUDDINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being cloudy
Synonyms:
cloudiness; muddiness; murkiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("muddiness" is a kind of...):
opacity; opaqueness (the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muddiness"):
turbidity; turbidness (muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended)
haziness; mistiness; steaminess; vaporousness; vapourousness (cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor)
Derivation:
muddy ((of liquids) clouded as with sediment)
muddy ((of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
Example:
a confusion of impressions
Synonyms:
confusedness; confusion; disarray; mental confusion; muddiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("muddiness" is a kind of...):
cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muddiness"):
disorientation (confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction)
distraction (mental turmoil)
daze; fog; haze (confusion characterized by lack of clarity)
half-cock (confusion resulting from lack of preparation)
jamais vu (the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy)
bafflement; befuddlement; bemusement; bewilderment; mystification; obfuscation; puzzlement (confusion resulting from failure to understand)
perplexity (trouble or confusion resulting from complexity)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
Example:
the sloppiness of a rainy November day
Synonyms:
muddiness; sloppiness; wateriness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("muddiness" is a kind of...):
wetness (the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))
Derivation:
muddy ((of soil) soft and watery)
