Definition of Turbidness

1. Noun. Muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended.

Exact synonyms: Turbidity
Generic synonyms: Cloudiness, Muddiness, Murkiness
Derivative terms: Turbid, Turbid

Definition of Turbidness

1. n. The quality or state of being turbid; muddiness; foulness.

Definition of Turbidness

1. Noun. The state or condition of being turbid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Turbidness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Turbidness

turbeth
turbeths
turbid
turbidimeter
turbidimeters
turbidimetric
turbidimetries
turbidimetry
turbidite
turbidites
turbiditic
turbidities
turbidity
turbidity current
turbidly
turbidness (current term)
turbidnesses
turbidometric
turbidometry
turbillion
turbillions
turbimetric
turbinaceous
turbinado
turbinal
turbinal varix
turbinals
turbinate
turbinate bone
turbinate bones

Literary usage of Turbidness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Parsons Lathrop, Julian Hawthorne (1883)
"I think it will never be so disagreeable to me hereafter, now that I find this turbidness to be its native color ..."

2. Passages from the French and Italian Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1899)
"I think it will never be so disagreeable to me hereafter, now that I find this turbidness to be its native color, and not (like that of the Thames) accruing ..."

3. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1823)
"Neither carbonate nor sulphate of soda rendered the water turbid, but when it was boiled with sulphate of soda, turbidness appeared on cooling. ..."

4. The Organic Constituents of Plants and Vegetable Substances and Their by Georg Christoph Wittstein (1878)
"It is similar in its effects to the alkalies, though not so energetic, and produces either a darker colour or turbidness, the latter being also indicative ..."

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