English Explanatory Dictionary

rankness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being rank, of having a repulsive or pungent odor.
  2. Exuberant or uncontrolled growth.
  3. Exuberance, excessiveness.
  4. Insolence.

Word forms

rankness ranknesses

Etymology

From Middle English rankenesse, equivalent to rank + -ness.

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