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Rankness

Rankness \Rank"ness\, n. [AS. rancness pride.] The condition or quality of being rank.

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rankness

n. The property of being rank, of having a repulsive odor.

WordNet
rankness

n. the attribute of having a strong offensive smell [syn: malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness]

Usage examples of "rankness".

Automatically, his olfactory organ filtered out the stench of the rotting garbage, the rankness of unwashed bodies, both alien and human, and the sharp, musky scent of his Chadra-Fan friend and accomplice.