- rankness
- noun see rank I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rankness
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Rankness — Rank ness, n. [AS. rancness pride.] The condition or quality of being rank. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rankness — Ⅰ. rank [1] ► NOUN 1) a position within a fixed hierarchy, especially that of the armed forces. 2) high social standing. 3) a single line of soldiers or police officers drawn up abreast. 4) (the ranks) (in the armed forces) those who are not… … English terms dictionary
rankness — noun 1. the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth he praised the richness of the soil weeds lovely in their rankness • Syn: ↑richness, ↑prolificacy, ↑fertility • Derivationally related forms: ↑fert … Useful english dictionary
rankness — See rankly. * * * … Universalium
rankness — noun The property of being rank, of having a repulsive odor, of being stinky, foul or malodorous … Wiktionary
rankness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flagrant: atro ciousness, atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrance, flagrancy, flagrantness, glaringness, grossness, outrageousness. See GOOD … English dictionary for students
rankness — ræŋknɪs n. disgustingness, offensiveness; fruitfulness, fertileness, quality of growing vigorously … English contemporary dictionary
rankness — n. 1. Luxuriance, excess, extravagance. 2. Rancidness, rancidity, strong smell … New dictionary of synonyms
rankness — rank·ness … English syllables
fertility — noun 1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year • Syn: ↑birthrate, ↑birth rate, ↑fertility rate, ↑natality • Hypernyms: ↑rate 2. the state of being fertile; capable of producing… … Useful english dictionary
