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单词 dankness
释义

dank

adjective

ˈdaŋk How to pronounce dank (audio)
: unpleasantly moist or wet
a dank basement
dankly adverb
dankness noun

Synonyms

  • damp
  • dampish
  • moist
  • wettish
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Example Sentences

vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar
Recent Examples on the Web Whereas Parsons/Archer, run by the M.T.A., is dark and dank, the Sutphin Boulevard AirTrain station, run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is airy, white-walled, and sun-filled. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 May 2022 In a dank home in the village of Malotaranivka on the outskirts of Kramatorsk, speckled twists of flypaper hung from the living room ceiling. Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Every day, Ukrainian investigators step into a dank cellar or muddy field or someone’s backyard and discover bodies of villagers who were shot in the head or bear signs of torture. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 Others, especially the elderly, have nowhere else to go and hide in dank basement shelters. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 That’s right, Portland was the dank armpit, long before the coronavirus pandemic killed dozens of businesses and nightly protests wrecked downtown. oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2022 Rocks of the fragrant resin from the Amazonian Almacega tree, which is at the heart of Costa’s cult-favorite beauty brand, Costa Brazil, were burning at Casa Tua, giving the room the dank scent of jungle canopy envelopment. Celia Ellenberg, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2022 In one school, some 200 people took shelter in the dank confines of a basement, sleeping on mattresses laid over desks. Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 The intended effect of dank terror is undercut by the general lackadaisical aura hanging over everything. Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English danke

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dank

adjective

ˈdaŋk How to pronounce dank (audio)
danker; dankest
: unpleasantly wet or moist
a dank cave

dankness

noun

as in wetness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • wetness
  • clamminess
  • sogginess
  • sultriness
  • dampness
  • mugginess
  • damp
  • stuffiness
  • moisture
  • soddenness
  • humidity
  • moistness
  • stickiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dryness
  • dehydration
  • aridity
  • dehumidification
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