dank

dank

adj \ˈdaŋk\

Definition of DANK

: unpleasantly moist or wet <a dank basement>

— dank·ly adverb

— dank·ness noun

Examples of DANK

1. <vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar>

Origin of DANK

Middle English danke

First Known Use: 1573

Related to DANK

Synonyms: damp, dampish, moist, wettish

Related Words: semimoist; dewy, misty; clammy; humid, muggy, sticky; sultry, summery, sweltering, torrid, tropical; awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, steeped, washed, watered, waterlogged, water-soaked

Near Antonyms: arid, dry, waterless; baked, bone-dry, burned (or burnt), dehydrated, desert, droughty, dusty, parched, scorched, seared, sere (also sear), sunbaked; hyperarid, ultradry; waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight

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Rhymes with DANK

bank, blank, clank, crank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, plank, prank, rank, shank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank, Yank