dank
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6.2
- adjective
- /dæŋk/
:
húmedo
- It's all dark and dank and musty and smells like tobacco.
- dank basement
English, because of English, of course, is a Germanic language, but but spoken by these people on this dank little island called England.
- English, because of English, of course, is a Germanic language, but but spoken by these people on this dank little island called England.
- She knew that the sound she heard must be a sentry, and by the dank smell of the darkness that she was underground in one of the little dungeon cells.
Examples
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"She turned her head from side to side against the dank jungle floor."
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The three now trekked back outside, which actually seemed warm by comparison with the dank, unused house.
Fiction book (1993) -
The main room was cold and had about it the dank smell of the cave.
Fiction book (1992) -
In that dark, dank fruit cellar?
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It's musty, cold, dank, dark.
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The Camaro stood alone in the center of that dank, windowless space.
Fiction book (1992) -
Piles of trash were heaped along one of the long walls, and the dank, mildewy smell was overpowering.
Fiction book (1992) -
Eric, Zed, Francois, Ricardo, Jean, Claude, and Oliver are all walking down some dank stone steps into a cellar.
Fiction book (1994) -
Blurry, indistinct silhouettes of grim figures wearing black-cowled robes flash along the dank, craggy walls.
Fiction book (1995) -
After the heavy rainstorm, the air was filled with a dank odor from the damp soil.
Synonyms
29
3.9
A stale, slightly damp smell like old things kept without fresh air
21
3.5
A little damp, slightly sticky, and cool in a way that feels unpleasant
1
4.5
Smelling damp and musty, like old books
Misty and wet air that makes it hard to see
Antonyms
Compounds
How Damp
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dank originally described places that were wet and cold, much like the common word damp. So a dank room is 'unpleasantly damp' and musty.