turbid

Questions about turbid

What does turbid mean?

turbid means "(of liquids) clouded as with sediment".

How many syllables are in turbid?

turbid has 2 syllables: tur-bid. The stress falls on "tur". In IPA it is /ˈtɝbɪd/.

What is another word for turbid?

Close synonyms include cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is turbid a common word?

turbid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.