HyperDic: muddiness

English > 3 senses of the word muddiness:
NOUNstatemuddiness, wateriness, sloppinessthe wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
cognitionmuddiness, confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarraya mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
attributemuddiness, cloudiness, murkinessthe quality of being cloudy
English > muddiness: 3 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningThe wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water.
Example "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"
Synonymswateriness, sloppiness
BroaderwetnessThe condition of containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water)
Adjectivesmuddy(of soil) soft and watery
English > muddiness: 3 senses > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior.
Synonymsconfusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarray
Narrowerbewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusementconfusion resulting from failure to understand
daze, fog, hazeconfusion characterized by lack of clarity
disorientationconfusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed
distractionmental turmoil
half-cockconfusion resulting from lack of preparation
jamais vuThe experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar / familiar
perplexityTrouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Broadercognitive state, state of mindThe state of a person's cognitive processes
Spanishconfusión, desorden
Catalanconfusió mental, confusió, desordre
English > muddiness: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being cloudy.
Synonymscloudiness, murkiness
Narrowerhaziness, mistiness, steaminess, vaporousness, vapourousnesscloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
turbidity, turbidnessmuddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended
Broaderopacity, opaquenessThe quality of being opaque to a degree
Spanishnubosidad
Catalannuvolositat
Adjectivesmuddy(of color) discolored by impurities
muddy(of liquids / liquids) clouded as with sediment

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