DANKNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Unpleasant wetness

Synonyms:

clamminess; dankness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dankness" is a kind of...):

damp; dampness; moistness (a slight wetness)

Derivation:

dank (unpleasantly cool and humid)

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