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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