Muddiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water

a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʌdɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʌdɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʌdɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈʌdɪnəs/.

Examples

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 & Antonyms

Synonyms

disarray murkiness sloppiness wateriness mental confusion confusion cloudiness confusedness

Parts of Speech

noun	the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water “the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield”
noun	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior “a confusion of impressions”
noun	the quality of being cloudy

Word Forms

watery	adjective	filled with water
muddy	adjective	(of soil) soft and watery
sloppy	adjective	wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
confuse	verb	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
confused	adjective	having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
cloudy	adjective	(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
murky	adjective	(of liquids) clouded as with sediment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlamm

die Nässe des Bodens, der mit Wasser bedeckt oder durchnässt ist

🇫🇷French

boue

l'humidité du sol recouvert ou imbibé d'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

turbiedad

la humedad del suelo que está cubierto o empapado de agua

🇮🇹Italian

fangosità

l'umidità del terreno coperto o inzuppato d'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

modderigheid

de vochtigheid van de grond die bedekt of doordrenkt is met water

🇵🇹Portuguese

lamaçal

a umidade do solo que está coberto ou encharcado de água

🇷🇺Russian

мутность

влажность земли, которая покрыта или пропитана водой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदलाता

ज़मीन का गीलापन जो पानी से ढका या भिगोया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কাদা

মাটির আর্দ্রতা যা আবৃত বা জলে ভিজিয়ে রাখা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சேற்று

தண்ணீரால் மூடப்பட்ட அல்லது நனைத்த நிலத்தின் ஈரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బురదమయం

నీటితో కప్పబడిన లేదా నానబెట్టిన నేల యొక్క తేమ

🇮🇳Marathi

चिखल

जमिनीची आर्द्रता जी पाण्याने झाकलेली किंवा भिजलेली आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કીચડ

જમીનની ભીનાશ જે પાણીથી ઢંકાયેલી અથવા પલાળેલી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಸರು

ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ಆವೃತವಾಗಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ನೆನೆಸಿದ ನೆಲದ ತೇವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെളി

വെള്ളത്തിൽ മൂടിയതോ കുതിർന്നതോ ആയ നിലത്തിൻ്റെ നനവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਕੜ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੀ ਨਮੀ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕੀ ਜਾਂ ਭਿੱਜ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیچڑ

زمین کی نمی جو ڈھکی ہوئی ہے یا پانی سے بھیگی ہوئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浑浊

被水覆盖或浸湿的地面的湿度

🇯🇵Japanese

濁り

水で覆われているか、水に浸っている地面の湿り気

🇰🇷Korean

혼탁

물에 덮이거나 젖은 땅의 습기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lầy lội

độ ẩm của mặt đất được bao phủ hoặc ngâm trong nước

🇹🇭Thai

ความขุ่น

ความเปียกชื้นของพื้นดินที่ถูกปกคลุมหรือชุ่มไปด้วยน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekeruhan

basahnya tanah yang tertutup atau terendam air

🇵🇭Filipino

kadiliman

ang basa ng lupa na natatakpan o nababad sa tubig

🇲🇾Malay

kekotoran

kebasahan tanah yang ditutup atau direndam dengan air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كدر

رطوبة الأرض المغطاة أو المبللة بالماء

🇮🇷Persian

گل آلودی

رطوبت زمینی که با آب پوشانده یا خیس شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

çamurluk

suyla kaplı veya ıslanmış toprağın ıslaklığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

בוץ

הרטיבות של אדמה מכוסה או ספוגה במים

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