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Noun: rankness  rangk-nus
  1. The property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
    "weeds lovely in their rankness"
    - richness, prolificacy, fertility
     
  2. The attribute of having a strong offensive smell
    - malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, fetidness

Derived forms: ranknesses

See also: rank

Type of: aroma, fecundity, fruitfulness, odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], olfactory property, scent, smell

Encyclopedia: Rankness

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rank-difference correlation
rank-difference correlation coefficient
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ranker
Rankin
Rankine
Rankine scale
ranking
rankle
rankly
rankness
rank-order correlation
rank-order correlation coefficient
rank-smelling
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ransacked
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ransom
ransom money
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