murkiness

murkiness — noun

1. the quality of water, air, or light being so dark, cloudy, or dirty that it beco

1.名詞C1
釋義

the quality of water, air, or light being so dark, cloudy, or dirty that it becomes hard to see through clearly.

例句

The murkiness of the river hid the broken bike at the bottom.

collocation: the murkiness of + water/place

Divers gave up because the murkiness near the pier made the search unsafe.

pattern: murkiness + make + activity + adjective

同義詞
  • muddiness

    more specific; usually suggests water made dirty by mud.

  • cloudiness

    lighter and less dirty; often used for weather or liquids that look milky.

  • gloom

    broader; often focuses on darkness or mood rather than water or air you cannot see through.

反義詞

文法句型

the murkiness of + noun

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. Most often appears in the pattern 'the murkiness of ...' when the speaker is describing water, air, or another condition where poor visibility matters.

常見錯誤

❌There were many murkinesses in the river after the rain.
✅There was a lot of murkiness in the river after the rain.
💡murkiness is usually uncountable, so do not pluralise it.