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lank

lank
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [langk]
    • /læŋk/
    • /læŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [langk]
    • /læŋk/

Definitions of lank word

  • adjective lank (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees. 1
  • adjective lank (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl. 1
  • adjective lank lean; gaunt; thin. 1
  • noun lank (of hair) long, limp, and straight. 1
  • adjective lank hair: limp, lifeless 1
  • adjective lank If someone's hair is lank, it is long and perhaps greasy and hangs in a dull and unattractive way. 0

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Origin of lank

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lanc, Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, side. Cf. flank

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Parts of speech for Lank

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lank popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for lank

adj lank

  • attenuate — To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
  • beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
  • cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
  • fragile — brittle
  • gangling — to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.

adjective lank

  • limp — to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
  • lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • floppy — tending to flop.

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