Modern English usage. 2014.
turbid — turbid, muddy, roily are comparable when they mean not clear or translucent but clouded with or as if with sediment. Turbid describes something (as a liquid or, in extended use, an idea, affair, or feeling) which is stirred up and disturbed so… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Turbid — Tur bid, a. [L. turbidus, from turba tumult, disturbance, akin to turbare to disturb. See {Trouble}, and cf. {Disturb}, {Perturb}.] 1. Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turbid — turbíd adj. m., pl. turbízi; f. sg. turbídă, pl. turbíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic TURBÍD, Ă adj. tulbure. (< fr. turbide) … Dicționar Român
turbid — index inextricable, opaque, unclear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
turbid — (adj.) 1620s, from L. turbidus muddy, full of confusion, from turbare to confuse, bewilder, from turba turmoil, crowd, probably from Gk. tyrbe turmoil … Etymology dictionary
turbid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter. 2) obscure or confused in meaning or thought. DERIVATIVES turbidity noun. ORIGIN Latin turbidus, from turba a crowd, a disturbance … English terms dictionary
turbid — [tʉr′bid] adj. [L turbidus < turba, a crowd < IE * turb < base * twer , to stir up > OE thwirel, stirring rod, churn handle] 1. muddy or cloudy from having the sediment stirred up 2. thick, dense, or dark, as clouds or smoke 3.… … English World dictionary
turbid — adjective Etymology: Latin turbidus confused, turbid, from turba confusion, crowd, probably from Greek tyrbē confusion Date: 1626 1. a. thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment < a turbid stream > b. heavy with smoke or mist 2. a.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
turbid — adjective Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; used of liquids of any kind turbid water; turbid wine Syn: c … Wiktionary
turbid — adjective formal turbid water or liquid is dirty and muddy: the silty, turbid waters of the Congo river turbidity noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
