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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water;
- Example: "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"
- Example: "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "a confusion of impressions"
[syn: confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray]

3. the quality of being cloudy;
[syn: cloudiness, murkiness, muddiness]


The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]