Lank — (l[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {Lanker}; superl. {Lankest}.] [{AS}. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.] 1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lank — lank; lank·i·ly; lank·i·ness; lank·ish; lank·ly; lank·ness; … English syllables
lank´ly — lank «langk», adjective. 1. long and thin; slender: »a lank boy, lank grasses. SYNONYM(S): skinny, lanky, gaunt. 2. straight and flat; not curly or wavy: »lank locks of hair. ╂[Old English hlanc] –lank´ly … Useful english dictionary
lank — [ læŋk ] adjective lank hair is thin and straight: Her hair hung straight down, lank from the rain. ╾ lank|ly adverb ╾ lank|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Lank — Lank, v. i. & t. To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak. G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lank — may refer to: * Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean; languid; drooping *Surnames: ** Barry Lank (b. 1960), comedian, journalist, and former writer at Air America Radio. ** Edith Lank, author and advice columnist… … Wikipedia
Lank — bezeichnet einen Ortsteil der Stadt Lübtheen im Landkreis Ludwigskust in Mecklenburg Vorpommern den Ortsteil Lank Latum der Stadt Meerbusch im Rhein Kreis Neuss in Nordrhein Westfalen ein Berg im Bregenzerwald 1.370 m siehe Lank (Berg) … Deutsch Wikipedia
lank|y — «LANG kee», adjective, lank|i|er, lank|i|est. awkwardly long and thin; tall and ungraceful: »a lanky boy … Useful english dictionary
lank — [læŋk] adj [: Old English; Origin: hlanc] lank hair is thin, straight, and unattractive … Dictionary of contemporary English
lank — (adj.) O.E. hlanc loose and empty, slender, flaccid, from P.Gmc. *khlankaz, perhaps from a root meaning flexible (Cf. Ger. lenken to bend, turn aside, O.N. hlykkr bend, noose, loop ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see LINK (Cf. link) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
lank — lank, lanky gaunt, rawboned, *lean, spare, angular, scrawny, skinny Analogous words: *thin, slim, slender, slight: attenuated, extenuated (see THIN vb) Antonyms: burly Contrasted words: husky, brawny, *muscular, sinewy: plump, portly, rotund,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
