muddinessn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmədinᵻs/

Forms: see muddy adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < muddy adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The state of being confused, unclear, or blurred; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [noun]

indistinction1624

muddiness1645

indiscrimination1649

puddling1695

undiscerning1711

muddying1713

under-niceness1748

confusion1771

mixing1831

confounding1850

colour blindness1861

undiscriminatingness1866

muddling1873

indiscriminateness1879

unfastidiousness1881

indiscriminancy1890

lumping1903

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxvi. 50 If this Letter fail, either in point of Orthography or Stile, you must impute..the second to the muddinesse of my Brain.

1848 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. May 411 The fop who excites a smile from the very daintiness and elegance of his apparel, when it is unfortunately contrasted with his lack of energy and the muddiness of his ideas.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lxi. 187 That muddiness of mind of which he had often accused himself.

1915 D. H. Lawrence Let. c7 July (1962) I. 352 I am rid of all my Christian religiosity. It was only a muddiness.

1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) x. 107 ‘Muddiness of the iris’ is the expression used for indistinctness of the pattern, caused by inflammatory exudates.

1994 Rolling Stone 16 June 92/1 Other manufacturers will tell you to get their speakers away from the wall to avoid muddiness.

2. The state of being muddy or discoloured by mud, or of having a muddy colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > [noun] > qualities of liquid > turbidity or muddiness

drublinessc1440

troubledness?1527

troubliness?1527

mudding1632

muddinessa1667

turbidness1676

turbidity1782

turbescency1834

troubling1842

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [noun] > impurity or unclearness

muddinessa1667

obscure1787

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [noun] > muddiness

muddiness1858

a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1925) IV. 66 Rivers, Fountaines off good Water very scarce in this part off the Country, by reason off the Marshy lownesse and Muddinesse off the soile.

1685 R. Boyle Short Mem. Hist. Mineral Waters 25 Of the Transparency, the Muddiness, or the Opacity of the Mineral Water.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Glaymousness, Muddiness, Clamminess.

a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 217 Warm and cold tints..which by their mixture would produce muddiness and opacity.

1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 12 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 34 The horrible muddiness..of all Paris.

1874 A. B. Garrod & E. B. Baxter Essentials Materia Medica (ed. 4) 120 The solution in distilled water is clear, or has only a slight muddiness.

1974 Physics Bull. Aug. 359/1 A submersible monitor for direct measurement of the muddiness or pollution of water (and other fluids) has been announced.

1992 J. Herbert Shrine 252 Seating for as many as possible will be arranged around a central altar, but I'm afraid many will have to stand and endure the muddiness of the field.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muddiness
释义	muddinessn. Brit. /ˈmʌdɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmədinᵻs/ Forms: see muddy adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < muddy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The state of being confused, unclear, or blurred; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [noun] indistinction1624 muddiness1645 indiscrimination1649 puddling1695 undiscerning1711 muddying1713 under-niceness1748 confusion1771 mixing1831 confounding1850 colour blindness1861 undiscriminatingness1866 muddling1873 indiscriminateness1879 unfastidiousness1881 indiscriminancy1890 lumping1903 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxvi. 50 If this Letter fail, either in point of Orthography or Stile, you must impute..the second to the muddinesse of my Brain. 1848 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. May 411 The fop who excites a smile from the very daintiness and elegance of his apparel, when it is unfortunately contrasted with his lack of energy and the muddiness of his ideas. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lxi. 187 That muddiness of mind of which he had often accused himself. 1915 D. H. Lawrence Let. c7 July (1962) I. 352 I am rid of all my Christian religiosity. It was only a muddiness. 1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) x. 107 ‘Muddiness of the iris’ is the expression used for indistinctness of the pattern, caused by inflammatory exudates. 1994 Rolling Stone 16 June 92/1 Other manufacturers will tell you to get their speakers away from the wall to avoid muddiness. 2. The state of being muddy or discoloured by mud, or of having a muddy colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [noun] > qualities of liquid > turbidity or muddiness drublinessc1440 troubledness?1527 troubliness?1527 mudding1632 muddinessa1667 turbidness1676 turbidity1782 turbescency1834 troubling1842 the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [noun] > impurity or unclearness muddinessa1667 obscure1787 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [noun] > muddiness muddiness1858 a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1925) IV. 66 Rivers, Fountaines off good Water very scarce in this part off the Country, by reason off the Marshy lownesse and Muddinesse off the soile. 1685 R. Boyle Short Mem. Hist. Mineral Waters 25 Of the Transparency, the Muddiness, or the Opacity of the Mineral Water. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Glaymousness, Muddiness, Clamminess. a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 217 Warm and cold tints..which by their mixture would produce muddiness and opacity. 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 12 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 34 The horrible muddiness..of all Paris. 1874 A. B. Garrod & E. B. Baxter Essentials Materia Medica (ed. 4) 120 The solution in distilled water is clear, or has only a slight muddiness. 1974 Physics Bull. Aug. 359/1 A submersible monitor for direct measurement of the muddiness or pollution of water (and other fluids) has been announced. 1992 J. Herbert Shrine 252 Seating for as many as possible will be arranged around a central altar, but I'm afraid many will have to stand and endure the muddiness of the field. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1645
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