MUDDINESS
cloudiness, murkiness, muddiness
(noun) the quality of being cloudy
confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
(noun) a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; “a confusion of impressions”
wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness
(noun) the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; “the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield”; “the water’s muddiness made it undrinkable”; “the sloppiness of a rainy November day”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
muddiness (usually uncountable, plural muddinesses)
The characteristic of being muddy.
Source: Wiktionary
Mud"di*ness, n.
1. The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness
casued by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream.
2. Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual
dullness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition