dank

See also Dank

English

Etymology

From Middle English danke, first recorded circa 1310 (as verb; circa 1410 as noun), Germanic: perhaps from Scandinavian or German.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dæŋk/ X-SAMPA: /dANk/
• Rhymes: -æŋk

Verb

dank (third-person singular simple present danks, present participle danking, simple past and past participle danked)

1. (obsolete) (intransitive) To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.

Noun

dank (plural danks)

1. Moisture; humidity; water.
2. A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.

Adjective

dank (comparative danker, superlative dankest)

1. dark, damp and humid.

   The dank cave was chilly and spooky.

2. (figuratively) highly potent

   That was very dank marijuana.

Derived terms

• dankly
• dankness

Translations

dark, damp and humid

• Bulgarian: влажен (bg) (vlažen), усоен (bg) (usoen)
• Dutch: klam (nl), vochtig (nl)
• Finnish: kostea (fi)
• German: feucht (de), nasskalt (de)

• Irish: múisciúil (ga)
• Polish: wilgotny (pl) m, zawilgocony (pl) m
• Spanish: húmedo (es)

highly potent

• Dutch: straf (nl)
• French: fort (fr)

• Polish: mocny (pl) m

Anagrams

• D. Kan., NKDA

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Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thank, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz. Compare German Dank, English thank, Danish tak.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑŋk
• IPA: [dɑŋk]

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Noun

dank m (uncountable)

1. Gratitude, thanks
2. A show/token of recognition
3. A reward, recompense

Synonyms

• dankbetoon n
• dankbetuiging
• dankzegging

Antonyms

• ondank

Derived terms

• dankbaar, dankbaarheid, ondankbaar, ondankbaarheid
• dankloos
• dankwoord n
• dankzeggen (verb)
• afdanken (verb)
• bedanken (verb)
• plasdank m
• stank voor dank

Related terms

• danken

Verb

dank

1. first-person singular present indicative of danken
2. imperative of danken

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German

Etymology

Cognate with danken and Dutch dank; compare the Latin grātia.

Preposition

dank

1. (with dative) thanks to, because of.

Related terms

• danken
• bedanken
• Dank m, Undank