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DANKNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dankness mean?
• DANKNESS (noun)
The noun DANKNESS has 1 sense:
1. unpleasant wetness
Familiarity information: DANKNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unpleasant wetness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
clamminess; dankness
Hypernyms ("dankness" is a kind of...):
damp; dampness; moistness (a slight wetness)
Derivation:
dank (unpleasantly cool and humid)
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