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adjective, -er, -est.
unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (adj. and noun), probably < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish dänka, Norwegian dynke moisten, cognate with Old Norse dǫkk water hole
1350–1400; Middle English (adj. and noun), probably < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish dänka, Norwegian dynke moisten, cognate with Old Norse dǫkk water hole
Related forms
dank·ly, adverb
dank·ness, noun
Synonyms
wet, clammy, muggy, sticky, soggy.
wet, clammy, muggy, sticky, soggy.
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Dank
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Example Sentences
- It is a cramped, dank little apartment.
- From this bridge, the convicted got their final view of sunny, joyous Venice before entering the black and dank prisons.
- The black chair sits on a round wooden platform in a small, dank room.
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Word Origin & History
dank
c.1400, earlier as a verb (c.1310), now obsolete, meaning "to moisten," used of mists, dews, etc. Perhaps from Scand. or German. Now largely superseded by damp.
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dank definition[dæŋk]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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