Associations to the word «Rankness»

Wiktionary

RANKNESS, noun. The property of being rank, of having a repulsive odor.

Dictionary definition

RANKNESS, noun. The property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness".
RANKNESS, noun. The attribute of having a strong offensive smell.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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