muddiness

2 definitions found

muddiness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Muddiness \Mud"di*ness\, n.
     1. The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness;
        foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the
        muddiness of a stream.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject;
        intellectual dullness.
        [1913 Webster]

muddiness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  muddiness
      n 1: the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water;
           "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"
           [syn: wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness]
      2: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly
         thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn:
         confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness,
         disarray]
      3: the quality of being cloudy [syn: cloudiness, murkiness,
         muddiness]