Murk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

make dark, dim, or gloomy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɜːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɜːk/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɜːk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fog fogginess murkiness

Parts of Speech

noun	an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
verb	make dark, dim, or gloomy

Word Forms

foggy	adjective	obscured by fog
fog	verb	make less visible or unclear
murky	adjective	dark or gloomy
murk	verb	make dark, dim, or gloomy
murk	noun	an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dunkelheit

eine Atmosphäre, in der die Sicht aufgrund einer Substanzwolke eingeschränkt ist

🇫🇷French

obscurité

une atmosphère dans laquelle la visibilité est réduite à cause d'un nuage d'une certaine substance

🇪🇸Spanish

oscuridad

Atmósfera en la que la visibilidad se reduce debido a una nube de alguna sustancia.

🇮🇹Italian

oscurità

un'atmosfera in cui la visibilità è ridotta a causa di una nuvola di qualche sostanza

🇳🇱Dutch

duisternis

een atmosfeer waarin het zicht wordt verminderd vanwege een wolk van een bepaalde stof

🇵🇹Portuguese

escuridão

uma atmosfera em que a visibilidade é reduzida devido a uma nuvem de alguma substância

🇷🇺Russian

мрак

атмосфера, в которой видимость ограничена из-за облака какого-либо вещества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंधकार

ऐसा वातावरण जिसमें किसी पदार्थ के बादल के कारण दृश्यता कम हो जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মুর্ক

একটি বায়ুমণ্ডল যেখানে কিছু পদার্থের মেঘের কারণে দৃশ্যমানতা হ্রাস পায়

🇮🇳Tamil

முர்க்

ஒரு வளிமண்டலம், அதில் ஏதோ ஒரு பொருளின் மேகம் காரணமாகத் தெரிவுநிலை குறைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ముర్క్

కొన్ని పదార్ధాల మేఘం కారణంగా దృశ్యమానత తగ్గిన వాతావరణం

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

एक वातावरण ज्यामध्ये काही पदार्थाच्या ढगामुळे दृश्यमानता कमी होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

વાતાવરણ કે જેમાં કેટલાક પદાર્થના વાદળને કારણે દૃશ્યતા ઓછી થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುರ್ಕ್

ಕೆಲವು ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಮೋಡದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಗೋಚರತೆ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುವ ವಾತಾವರಣ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਹੌਲ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੇ ਬੱਦਲ ਕਾਰਨ ਦਿੱਖ ਘਟ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بکواس

ایک ایسا ماحول جس میں کسی مادے کے بادل کی وجہ سے مرئیت کم ہو جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黑暗

由于某种物质的云而导致能见度降低的大气层

🇯🇵Japanese

暗い

何らかの物質の雲のために視界が低下した大気

🇰🇷Korean

암흑

어떤 물질의 구름으로 인해 가시성이 감소되는 대기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm u

một bầu không khí trong đó tầm nhìn bị giảm do một đám mây chất nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

ขุ่นเคือง

บรรยากาศที่ทัศนวิสัยลดลงเนื่องจากมีเมฆสารบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegelapan

atmosfer di mana jarak pandang berkurang karena adanya awan suatu zat

🇵🇭Filipino

madilim

isang kapaligiran kung saan nababawasan ang visibility dahil sa isang ulap ng ilang substance

🇲🇾Malay

keruh

suasana di mana keterlihatan berkurangan kerana awan beberapa bahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ظلمة

جو تقل فيه الرؤية بسبب سحابة من مادة ما

🇮🇷Persian

تیرگی

جوی که در آن دید به دلیل ابری از مواد کاهش می یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

karanlık

bazı maddelerin bulutu nedeniyle görünürlüğün azaldığı bir atmosfer

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲלָטָה

אטמוספירה שבה הראות מופחתת בגלל ענן של חומר כלשהו

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The primary meaning of 'murk' is 'an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance'.

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Using 'murk' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'murk' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'murk' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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