English noun: muddiness | |||
1. | muddiness (state) the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water | ||
Samples | The baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield. The water's muddiness made it undrinkable. The sloppiness of a rainy November day. | ||
Synonyms | sloppiness, wateriness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wetness | ||
2. | muddiness (cognition) a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | ||
Samples | A confusion of impressions. | ||
Synonyms | confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, daze, disorientation, distraction, fog, half-cock, haze, jamais vu, mystification, obfuscation, perplexity, puzzlement | ||
3. | muddiness (attribute) the quality of being cloudy | ||
Synonyms | cloudiness, murkiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opacity, opaqueness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | haziness, mistiness, steaminess, turbidity, turbidness, vaporousness, vapourousness | ||