dank

[dangk]

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adjective, dank·er, dank·est.

unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.

Slang. (of marijuana) excellent; high quality: There was plenty of booze and dank weed at the party.

Slang. (of an Internet meme) passé or clichéd; out of touch; having missed the cultural Zeitgeist.

noun

Slang. high-quality marijuana: We were just chilling out and smoking dank together.

Origin of dank

1350–1400; Middle English probably < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish dänka, Norwegian dynke “to moisten,” cognate with Old Norse dǫkk “water hole”

Related formsdank·ly, adverbdank·ness, noun

Synonyms for dank

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1. wet, clammy, muggy, sticky, soggy.

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Related Words for dankness

rain, humidity, water, fog, sweat, mist, precipitation, perspiration, moisture, evaporation, wateriness, dew, wet, damp, drizzle, wetness, heaviness, thickness, sultriness, steam

Examples from the Web for dankness

Historical Examples of dankness

She went down the worn stairway and came out into the dankness of the street.
Selina
George Madden Martin
The breath of primroses and violets mingled with the dankness of stagnant water.
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
The silk of the curls on the forehead had a dankness and lifelessness which almost made her catch her breath again.
Robin
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The odour of hot smoke is easily distinguished from the dankness of cold tobacco.
The Exploits of Juve
Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain

British Dictionary definitions for dankness

dank

adjective

(esp of cellars, caves, etc) unpleasantly damp and chilly

Derived Formsdankly, adverbdankness, noun

Word Origin for dank

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dank marshy spot

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Word Origin and History for dankness

dank

adj.

c.1400, earlier as a verb (early 14c.), now obsolete, meaning "to moisten," used of mists, dews, etc. Perhaps from Scandinavian (cf. Swedish dank "moist place," dänka "to moisten") or German (cf. Middle High German damph, Dutch damp "vapor"). Now largely superseded by damp (adj.). Related: Dankness.