muddiness C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈmʌdinəs/ UK /ˈmʌdinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being muddy, murky, or unclear The muddiness of his argument left the jury thoroughly confused. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being muddy,... murkinesscloudinessturbiditydirtinessobscurity ↔ Opposites clarityclearnesslimpidity Word family Related forms mudmuddymuddle Etymology AI details From muddy + -ness; muddy from mud + -y, mud being Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German mudde ('mud'), of Germanic origin. mudde gml -nes Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # muddiness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmʌdinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌdinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being muddy, murky, or unclear ## Examples - The muddiness of his argument left the jury thoroughly confused. ## Synonyms - murkiness - cloudiness - turbidity - dirtiness - obscurity ## Antonyms - clarity - clearness - limpidity ## Related Forms - mud - muddy - muddle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mudde - Root: -nes ## Etymology From muddy + -ness; muddy from mud + -y, mud being Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German mudde ('mud'), of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Muddiness comes from muddy + -ness; muddy from mud + -y, mud being Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German mudde ('mud'), of Germanic origin. The etymological trail includes Middle English mudde, Old English -nes. The same word family includes mud, muddy, muddle. Its current noun use means "the quality of being muddy, murky, or unclear". ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown