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turbid

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An adjective describing liquids that are cloudy, opaque, or thick with sediment; metaphorically used for confused or murky emotions.

Detailed Definition
In poetry, turbid often suggests something visually murky or obscured rather than literally dirty. Here it describes the skies as a dark, mixed background against which the balloons stand out.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Against these turbid turquoise skies” contrasts muddiness with brilliant blue-green colour; Turbid water is clouded by stirred sediment and difficult to see through; “Turbid thoughts” extends the image to confusion or emotional disturbance; The word is especially effective when clarity has been lost
Additional Notes
In the quoted line, turbid is a less common descriptive word that many readers may need to look up.; Found in the poem, Les Ballons by Oscar Wilde
Also Known As
Murky Turbulent Cloudy Chaotic
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