murk

murk

noun \ˈmərk\

Definition of MURK

: gloom, darkness; also : fog

— murk adjective, archaic

Examples of MURK

1. We could not see the bottom of the lake through the murk.
2. <a robber lying unseen in the murk>

Origin of MURK

Middle English mirke, probably from Old Norse myrkr darkness; akin to Old English mirce gloom

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to MURK

Synonyms: black, blackness, candlelight, darkness, dusk, gloaming, gloom, dark, night, semidarkness, shade, shadows, twilight, umbra

Antonyms: blaze, brightness, brilliance, day, daylight, glare, glow, light, lightness

Related Words: midnight; blackout, brownout, dimout; shadiness, umbrage; dullness (also dulness), somberness; cloudiness, fogginess, haziness, mistiness, murkiness; dimness, faintness, gloominess, grayness, paleness; half-light

Near Antonyms: moonlight, starlight, sunlight; effulgence, radiance, radiancy, shine, sunshine; incandescence, luminance, luminescence, luminosity, luminousness

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Rhymes with MURK

burke, Burke, chirk, cirque, clerk, dirk, irk, jerk, kirk, lurk, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, stirk, Turk, work, yerk, zerk