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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 wetnessplay

  Familiarity information: DANKNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DANKNESS (noun)


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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