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lank L0042700 (lăngk)adj. lank·er, lank·est 1. Long and lean. See Synonyms at lean2.2. Long, straight, and limp: lank and floppy hair. [Middle English, from Old English hlanc.] lank′ly adv.lank′ness n.lank (læŋk) adj1. long and limp2. thin or gaunt[Old English hlanc loose] ˈlankly adv ˈlankness n
lank (læŋk) adj, advinformal South African a lot; a great deal[perhaps from Afrikaans lank long]lank (læŋk) adj. -er, -est. 1. (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl. 2. unduly long and slender: lank grass. 3. lean; gaunt; thin. [before 1000; Middle English lanc, Old English hlanc] lank′ly, adv. lank′ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | lank - long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair"long - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long" | | 2. | lank - long and leanspindlylean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare |
lankadjective1. limp, lifeless, long, dull, straggling, lustreless She ran her fingers through her hair; it felt lank and dirty.2. thin, lean, slim, slender, skinny, spare, gaunt, lanky, emaciated, scrawny, attenuated, scraggy, rawboned a lank youth with a ponytaillankadjectiveHaving little flesh or fat on the body:angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lanky, lean, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin, twiggy, weedy.Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail.Translationslank (lӕŋk) adjective (of hair) straight, thin, and usually greasy. 又直又塌的(指頭髮,通常帶油光) (头发)细长的 ˈlanky adjective thin, tall and not elegant. He is tall and lanky. 過分瘦長的 过分瘦长的ˈlankiness noun 瘦長 瘦长LANK
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lank Related to lank: Lank hairSynonyms for lankadj limpSynonyms- limp
- lifeless
- long
- dull
- straggling
- lustreless
adj thinSynonyms- thin
- lean
- slim
- slender
- skinny
- spare
- gaunt
- lanky
- emaciated
- scrawny
- attenuated
- scraggy
- rawboned
Synonyms for lankadj having little flesh or fat on the bodySynonyms- angular
- bony
- fleshless
- gaunt
- lanky
- lean
- meager
- rawboned
- scrawny
- skinny
- slender
- slim
- spare
- thin
- twiggy
- weedy
Synonyms for lankadj long and thin and often limpRelated Wordsadj long and leanSynonymsRelated Words |