RANKNESS

malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness

(noun) the attribute of having a strong offensive smell

richness, rankness, prolificacy, fertility

(noun) the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; “he praised the richness of the soil”; “weeds lovely in their rankness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rankness (countable and uncountable, plural ranknesses)

The quality of being rank, of having a repulsive or pungent odor.

Exuberant or uncontrolled growth.

(obsolete) Exuberance, excessiveness.

(obsolete) Insolence.

Source: Wiktionary


Rank"ness, n. Etym: [AS. rancness pride.]

Definition: The condition or quality of being rank.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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