Dank Definition

dăngk
dankest, danker
adjective
dankest, danker
Disagreeably damp; moist and chilly.
Webster's New World

Dark, damp and humid.

The dank cave was chilly and spooky.
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(figuratively) Highly potent.

That was very dank marijuana.
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verb

(obsolete, intransitive) To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.

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noun
Moisture; humidity; water.
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A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.

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Other Word Forms of Dank

Adjective

Base Form:
dank
Comparative:
danker
Superlative:
dankest

Origin of Dank

  • From Middle English danke, first recorded circa 1310 (as verb; circa 1410 as noun), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”) and dänka (“to moisten”); though some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English probably of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dank Sentence Examples

  • A cold shiver went down his spine just thinking about it; a primal fear of dark and dank places.

  • This gave rise to the later appellations Do-Dank and Chahar Dank, i.e.

  • Visitors will travel from the dank sewers to the roof tops of London.

  • He had no flashlight, and the fear he'd felt during his first trip into this deep and dank hole was compounded by the absence of being able to see.

  • While the pair was discouraged at the lack of success of their efforts, both were relieved to be leaving the dank and intimidating enclosure and moved quickly down the tunnel.

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Words Starting With

DDADAN

Words Ending With

KNKANK

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dank

Words Starting With D and Ending With K

Starts With D & Ends With KStarts With DA & Ends With KStarts With D & Ends With NK

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With K