Definition of Dankness

1. Noun. Unpleasant wetness.

Exact synonyms: Clamminess
Generic synonyms: Damp, Dampness, Moistness
Derivative terms: Clammy, Dank

Definition of Dankness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being dank. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dankness

1. the state of being dank [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dankness

danglingly
danglings
dangly
dangs
danielsite
danio
danios
danish
danishes
dank
danker
dankest
dankish
dankishness
dankly
dankness (current term)
danknesses
danks
danophone
danophones
danpatsushiki
danse du ventre
danse macabre
danseur
danseur noble
danseurs
danseuse
danseuses
danso
dansyl

Literary usage of Dankness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The 30 Trials of IX and the Angels by Mark Durant (2004)
"From his spot of dankness he turned to book back into that bong and winding tunnel, and he saw the bight of the angels come barreling down through it. ..."

2. Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Master Subramuniya (2003)
"Into deepen dankness fall those who follow the transcendent. One is the outcome of the transcendent and another is the outcome ofthe immanent. ..."

3. Humanizing Industry by Rose Caroline Feld (1920)
"Cut yourself loose from the dankness of the old system and try your hand at the freshness of the new. I confess I sound like a two-penny advertisement, ..."

4. The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson (2001)
"dankness need not be a problem to be solved, though: it might be a fact of life. Though few games have tried this (but visit the secret passage in ..."

5. The Voice by Oneil McQuick (2005)
"Each and every element of false doctrine arises in the service of spiritual dankness, either with good intentions in those who are trapped in dankness, ..."

6. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Reuben Gold Thwaites, Jesuits (1898)
"... dankness of the night, that young man's canoe for some Bean or Elk, which seemed [230] to be crossing the river. ..."

7. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"... as the mixture of sewage, fog and dankness which now assailed his nostrils. He lay quiet for a long time, gathering his courage and thinking it all out. ..."

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