siltiness
Fine particle presence
Siltiness is the quality of containing or resembling silt—fine sediment deposited by water.
The word describes muddy, murky conditions: the siltiness of the river after heavy rains.
It can also characterize texture, as in soil that feels gritty and powdery when dry.
Boggy, waterlogged terrain
Water-deposited loose sediment
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- loessWind-deposited silt layer
- fluvialRelating to rivers
glacial · delta · estuary · lamination · sedimentary · overbank · marine · settling
Acceptable in quality
- grainyRough with particles
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- powderyReduced to fine particles
soft · clayey · loamy · sandy · chalky · floury · dusty · crumbly
River's carved floor
- channelPassage for transmission
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- meanderTo travel without direction
- oxbowTight river curve
riparian · tributary · confluence · braiding · watershed · wetlands · erosion · geomorphology
Fertile soil mixture
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
floodplain · deposit · enrichment · arable · cultivation · agricultural · productive · bottomland
mire
Boggy, waterlogged terrain
muck · goo · grime · slop · puddle · mudflat · bog · marsh · swamp · morass
alluvium
Water-deposited loose sediment
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- loessWind-deposited silt layer
fluvial · glacial · delta · estuary · lamination · sedimentary · overbank · marine · settling · suspension
fine
Acceptable in quality
powdery · soft · clayey · loamy · sandy · chalky · floury · dusty · crumbly · friable
streambed
River's carved floor
- channelPassage for transmission
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- meanderTo travel without direction
oxbow · riparian · tributary · confluence · braiding · watershed · wetlands · erosion · geomorphology · hydrology
loam
Fertile soil mixture
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
minerals · floodplain · deposit · enrichment · arable · cultivation · agricultural · productive · bottomland
siltinessclarity
State of being understandable
clearness · transparency · limpidity · pellucidity · purity
siltinesssandiness
State of containing grit
rockiness · coarseness · grittiness · stoniness · cleanness