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单词 lanky
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lanky

adjective

ˈlaŋ-kē How to pronounce lanky (audio)
lankier; lankiest
: ungracefully tall and thin
lankily
ˈlaŋ-kə-lē How to pronounce lanky (audio)
adverb
lankiness
ˈlaŋ-kē-nəs How to pronounce lanky (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • gangling
  • gangly
  • rangy
  • spindling
  • spindly
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Example Sentences

the lanky basketball star was great at slam-dunking
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1818, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lanky

adjective

ˈlaŋ-kē How to pronounce lanky (audio)
lankier; lankiest
: very tall and thin
a lanky teenager

lanky

adjective

as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed the lanky basketball star was great at slam-dunking

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gaunt
  • skinny
  • gangly
  • gangling
  • spindly
  • rangy
  • thin
  • slender
  • bony
  • scrawny
  • lean
  • wiry
  • lank
  • spindling
  • rawboned
  • angular
  • willowy
  • scraggy
  • weedy
  • reedy
  • boney
  • slim
  • stringy
  • twiggy
  • spidery
  • waspish
  • racy
  • spare
  • spindle-legged
  • spindle-shanked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stocky
  • pudgy
  • chubby
  • stubby
  • heavyset
  • stumpy
  • beefy
  • bulky
  • thickset
  • stout
  • sturdy
  • chunky
  • squat
  • weighty
  • rotund
  • corpulent
  • plump
  • portly
  • tubby
  • overweight
  • fleshy
  • obese
  • fat
  • muscle-bound
  • full
  • round
  • gross
  • roly-poly
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of lanky are gaunt, lank, lean, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness.

a lanky youth, all arms and legs

Although the words gaunt and lanky have much in common, gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering.

a prisoner's gaunt face

The synonyms lank and lanky are sometimes interchangeable, but lank implies tallness as well as leanness.

the lank legs of the heron

The words lean and lanky can be used in similar contexts, but lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours.

a lean racehorse

While in some cases nearly identical to lanky, rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment.

a rawboned farmer

Both scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality.

a scrawny chicken
skinny street urchins

The meanings of spare and lanky largely overlap; however, spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise.

the gymnast's spare figure
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