1. the quality or state of being damp or moist, especially in an unpleasant way

Examples

• The dankness of the basement made it uncomfortable to spend time there.
• After the rain, we could feel the dankness in the air.
• The dankness of the cave required us to wear waterproof clothing.
• She complained about the dankness seeping through the old cellar walls.
• The dankness lingered in the poorly ventilated room for days.