1. The property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
   "weeds lovely in their rankness"
   - richness, prolificacy, fertility 
2. The attribute of having a strong offensive smell
   - malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, fetidness

Derived forms: ranknesses

See also: rank

Type of: aroma, fecundity, fruitfulness, odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], olfactory property, scent, smell

Encyclopedia: Rankness

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