dank C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate US /dæŋk/ UK /dæŋk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj unpleasantly damp, cold, and humid The cellar was dank and smelled of mildew. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unpleasantly damp, cold,... dampmoistclammyhumidwetmuggy ↔ Opposites dryaridairy Word family Forms dankly Derived forms danknessdankly Etymology AI details From Middle English dank ('wet, moist'), probably of Scandinavian origin, related to Swedish dialect dänka ('to moisten'). dank Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dank **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dæŋk/ **IPA (UK):** /dæŋk/ ## Meanings 1. unpleasantly damp, cold, and humid ## Examples - The cellar was dank and smelled of mildew. ## Synonyms - damp - moist - clammy - humid - wet - muggy ## Antonyms - dry - arid - airy ## Derived Forms - dankness - dankly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dank ## Etymology From Middle English dank ('wet, moist'), probably of Scandinavian origin, related to Swedish dialect dänka ('to moisten'). ## AI Etymology Dank comes from Middle English dank ('wet, moist'), probably of Scandinavian origin, related to Swedish dialect dänka ('to moisten'). The historical trail runs through Middle English dank. In modern use it means unpleasantly damp, cold, and humid. Derived formations include dankness, dankly. ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown