rankness
Quality of stinking
Rankness is the quality of being rank—a word with two main threads of meaning.
One involves intensity or extremeness: the rankness of weeds that grow aggressively, or the rankness of an amateur's obvious incompetence.
The other involves foulness of smell or taste: the rankness of rotting garbage, the rankness of his breath after a night of drinking.
Both senses suggest something unpleasantly excessive or overgrown.
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- foulnessOffensive, corrupt quality
- fetorIntense, offensive odor
- putridityState of rotting
miasma · mustiness · funk · gaminess · pong · sourness · rottenness · noisomeness
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- spoilageFood degradation process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
mold · mildew · compost · blight · perishability · rancidness · festering · corruption
Abundant, thriving growth
- verdancyLushness of vegetation
- luxurianceAbundant, extravagant richness
- profusionExtravagant amount present
- wildnessUntamed, uncontrolled state
tangled · unchecked · rampant · exuberance · dense · jungle · weedy · unkempt
Too intense to withstand
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- potentHaving great effect
strong · concentrated · extreme · overwhelming · piercing · powerful · acute · biting
Offensive coarseness in manner
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- grossnessRepugnant or crude quality
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
indecency · outrageousness · flagrancy · blatancy · egregiousness · repugnance · vileness · lewdness
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
putridity · miasma · mustiness · funk · gaminess · pong · sourness · rottenness · noisomeness · musk
putrefaction
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- spoilageFood degradation process
deterioration · mold · mildew · compost · blight · perishability · rancidness · festering · corruption · putrescence
lushness
Abundant, thriving growth
- verdancyLushness of vegetation
- luxurianceAbundant, extravagant richness
- profusionExtravagant amount present
wildness · tangled · unchecked · rampant · exuberance · dense · jungle · weedy · unkempt · overgrown
overpowering
Too intense to withstand
potent · strong · concentrated · extreme · overwhelming · piercing · powerful · acute · biting · harsh
vulgarity
Offensive coarseness in manner
coarseness · indecency · outrageousness · flagrancy · blatancy · egregiousness · repugnance · vileness · lewdness · brazenness
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- smellssmell, aroma, scent, fragrance, perfume
- Stinksbody odor, skunk, rotten eggs, sewage, garbage smell
- decayrot, decay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition
ranknessfreshness
State of being unspoiled
fragrance · sweetness · pleasantness · purity · perfume
ranknessbarrenness
Inability to bear fruit
sparseness · stunted growth · scantiness · meagerness · withering
rank, ranks, ranking, outrank, unranked, ranker, rankly, outranked, rankest