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View usage for: (læŋk) adjectiveIf someone's hair is lank, it is long and perhaps greasy and hangs in a dull and unattractive way. She ran her fingers through her hair; it felt lank and dirty. Synonyms: limp, lifeless, long, dull More Synonyms of lank More Synonyms of lank lank in British English 1 (læŋk) Derived forms lankly (ˈlankly) adverb lankness (ˈlankness) noun Word origin Old English hlanc loose lank in British English 2 (læŋk) adjective, adverb South Africa informal a lot; a great deal Word origin perhaps from Afrikaans lank long (læŋk) adjective2. hanging straight and limp; not curly said of hair Derived forms lankly (ˈlankly) adverb lankness (ˈlankness) noun Word origin ME < OE hlanc, slim, flexible < IE base * kleng-, to bend, wind > Ger lenken, to bend, ON hlekkr, a ring Examples of 'lank' in a sentencelank Definition (of hair) straight and limp She ran her fingers through her hair; it felt lank and dirty. Definition thin or gaunt a lank youth with a ponytail Additional synonymsDefinition not lively or energetic We all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm. Synonyms lifeless, dead, heavy, slow, indifferent, sluggish, insensitive, apathetic, listless, unresponsive, passionless, insensibleDefinition extremely thin through illness or lack of food We were shocked by the emaciated faces in the photo. Synonyms skeletal, thin, weak, lean, pinched, skinny, wasted, gaunt, bony, haggard, atrophied, scrawny, attenuate, attenuated, undernourished, scraggy, half-starved, cadaverous, macilent (rare) Definition bony and emaciated in appearance Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about. Synonyms thin, lean, skinny, skeletal, wasted, drawn, spare, pinched, angular, bony, lanky, haggard, emaciated, scrawny, skin and bone, scraggy, cadaverous, rawboned, macilent (rare) - languish
- languishing
- languor
- lank
- lanky
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- lap
Additional synonymsDefinition ungracefully tall and thin He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy. Synonyms gangling, thin, tall, spare, angular, gaunt, bony, weedy (informal), scrawny, rangy, scraggy, rawboned, loose-jointedDefinition (esp. of a person) having a trim body with no surplus flesh She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car. Synonyms thin, slim, slender, skinny, angular, trim, spare, gaunt, bony, lanky, wiry, emaciated, scrawny, svelte, lank, rangy, scraggy, macilent (rare) Definition lacking liveliness or animation His novels are shallow and lifeless. Synonyms dull, cold, flat, hollow, heavy, slow, wooden, stiff, passive, static, pointless, sluggish, lacklustre, lethargic, colourless, listless, torpid, spiritlessHer lustreless eyes were sunk deep in her face. Synonyms dull, flat, matt, faded, pale, tarnished, drab, lacklustre, washed out, lifeless, dingy, colourless, unpolishedDefinition unpleasantly thin and bony a flock of scraggy sheep Synonyms scrawny, lean, skinny, angular, gaunt, bony, lanky, emaciated, undernourished, gangling, rawboned Definition very thin and bony a scrawny woman with dyed black hair Synonyms thin, lean, skinny, angular, gaunt, skeletal, bony, lanky, undernourished, skin-and-bones (informal), scraggy, rawboned, macilent (rare) Definition extremely thin He was quite a skinny little boy. Synonyms thin, lean, scrawny, skeletal, emaciated, twiggy, undernourished, skin-and-bone (informal), scraggy, macilent (rare) the first slender hope of peace Synonyms faint, slight, remote, slim, thin, weak, fragile, feeble, flimsy, tenuousDefinition small in width relative to height or length She is pretty, of slim build, with blue eyes. Synonyms slender, slight, trim, thin, narrow, lean, skinny, svelte, willowy, rangy, sylphlikeDefinition (of a person) tall and thin She was thin and spare, with a shapely intelligent face. Synonyms thin, lean, slim, slender, slight, meagre, gaunt, wiry, lank, macilent (rare) |