dankness
dankness — noun
1. the unpleasant quality of being cold and damp, especially in a basement, cellar,
the unpleasant quality of being cold and damp, especially in a basement, cellar, or poorly ventilated room
Emeka shivered at the dankness of the old stone cellar.
collocation: dankness of a cellar
The dankness of the abandoned warehouse clung to Fatima's jacket for hours.
collocation: dankness clung to clothing
Diego noticed a heavy dankness the moment he stepped into the cave.
Years of neglect had left a thick dankness throughout the empty house.
Hana could smell the dankness rising from the basement after the flood.
- dampness
more general and can be neutral; dankness always implies an unpleasant cold
- clamminess
describes a cold, sticky feel, usually of skin or surfaces; dankness is about air and spaces
- mustiness
focuses on the stale smell from damp; dankness includes the cold, wet feel as well
文法句型
the dankness of + [place]
用法筆記
Typically describes indoor or underground spaces (cellars, basements, caves); not used for outdoor weather such as rain or fog.