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Clarity's absence, dressed up as mystery so nobody feels bad about not understanding.
means The quality of being unclear, murky, or difficult to see through, literally or figuratively.
from From 'murky,' rooted in Old English/Old Norse 'myrkr,' meaning dark or gloomy — a word Germanic languages have carried for centuries to describe dim light and, by extension, dim understanding. The '-iness' suffix just turns the quality into a noun, bottling the dusk so you can hand it to someone.
- origin
- from murk, meaning darkness since old norse
- water science
- measured literally as turbidity, in NTUs
- favorite habitat
- legal contracts and swamp bottoms alike
- psychological use
- lets vague answers pass as thoughtful ones