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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murkiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
murk-i-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being murky.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English mirkines, equivalent to murky + -ness. Compare also Middle English mirkenes, merkenes (“darkness”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

murkinesses (plural)

Synonyms

cloudiness muddiness fog fogginess murk

Questions

What does murkiness mean?
The state or quality of being murky.
Where does murkiness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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