lank

[ langk ]

/ læŋk /

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adjective, lank·er, lank·est.

(of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.

(of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl.

lean; gaunt; thin.

Origin of lank

before 1000; Middle English lanc,Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, side. Cf. flank

OTHER WORDS FROM lank

lankly, adverblankness, noun

Words nearby lank

laniary, Lanier, laniferous, Lanikai, La Niña, lank, Lankester, lanky, lanner, lanneret, Lanny

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Example sentences from the Web for lank

Her starched calico apron flared out widely over her lank knees across the doorway.
Madelon|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
As the professor was lank, tow-haired and so near-sighted, that he peered at his pupils through spectacles, no one ever had.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
With a motion of his lank shoulder he indicated the direction of the Carroll house.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
He, too, was pale, but the fire of great things burned in his eyes and his lank form took upon itself a transient majesty.
The Goose Girl|Harold MacGrath

A large, lank, muley or polled cow used to annoy me in this way when I was a dweller in a certain pastoral city.
The Galaxy|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lank (1 of 2)

lank¹

/ (læŋk) /

adjective

long and limp

thin or gaunt

Derived forms of lank

lankly, adverblankness, noun

Word Origin for lank

Old English hlanc loose

British Dictionary definitions for lank (2 of 2)

lank²

/ (læŋk) /

adjective, adverb

Southern African informal a lot; a great deal

Word Origin for lank

perhaps from Afrikaans lank long

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单词	lank
释义	lank [ langk ] / læŋk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lank ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, lank·er, lank·est. (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees. (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl. lean; gaunt; thin. Origin of lank before 1000; Middle English lanc,Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, side. Cf. flank OTHER WORDS FROM lank lankly, adverblankness, noun Words nearby lank laniary, Lanier, laniferous, Lanikai, La Niña, lank, Lankester, lanky, lanner, lanneret, Lanny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lank Her starched calico apron flared out widely over her lank knees across the doorway. Madelon\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman As the professor was lank, tow-haired and so near-sighted, that he peered at his pupils through spectacles, no one ever had. A Girl Of The Limberlost\|Gene Stratton Porter With a motion of his lank shoulder he indicated the direction of the Carroll house. The Debtor\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman He, too, was pale, but the fire of great things burned in his eyes and his lank form took upon itself a transient majesty. The Goose Girl\|Harold MacGrath A large, lank, muley or polled cow used to annoy me in this way when I was a dweller in a certain pastoral city. The Galaxy\|Various British Dictionary definitions for lank (1 of 2) lank¹ / (læŋk) / adjective long and limp thin or gaunt Derived forms of lank lankly, adverblankness, noun Word Origin for lank Old English hlanc loose British Dictionary definitions for lank (2 of 2) lank² / (læŋk) / adjective, adverb Southern African informal a lot; a great deal Word Origin for lank perhaps from Afrikaans lank long Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lank attenuate, beanpole, cadaverous, emaciated, ethereal, fragile, gangling, gangly, gaunt, haggard, lanky, lean, lightweight, peaked, pole, puny, rangy, rarefied, rawboned, rickety
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lank

adjective, lank·er, lank·est.

Origin of lank

OTHER WORDS FROM lank

Words nearby lank

Example sentences from the Web for lank

British Dictionary definitions for lank (1 of 2)

adjective

Derived forms of lank

Word Origin for lank

British Dictionary definitions for lank (2 of 2)

adjective, adverb

Word Origin for lank

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