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dankness

dank
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dangk]
    • /dæŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dangk]
    • /dæŋk/

Definitions of dankness word

  • adjective dankness unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar. 1
  • adjective dankness Slang. (of marijuana) excellent; high quality: There was plenty of booze and dank weed at the party. 1
  • adjective dankness Slang. (of an Internet meme) passé or clichéd; out of touch; having missed the cultural Zeitgeist. 1
  • noun dankness Slang. high-quality marijuana: We were just chilling out and smoking dank together. 1
  • noun dankness The state or quality of being dank. 1

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Origin of dankness

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English probably < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish dänka, Norwegian dynke “to moisten,” cognate with Old Norse dǫkk “water hole”

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Parts of speech for Dankness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dankness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for dankness

noun dankness

  • moisture — condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
  • heaviness — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  • thickness — the state or quality of being thick.
  • dew — small drops of moisture, such as tears
  • wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.

Antonyms for dankness

noun dankness

  • dryness — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
  • warmth — the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.

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