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   lank

   /laŋk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of hair) long, limp, and straight: "the man had lank, brown, greasy hair" Similar limplifelesslustrelessstragglingstragglydullunkemptuntidystraightlonginformal:rattyOpposite glossylustrous
   • 2. (of a person) lanky: "he sprawled his long, lank figure over a chair" Similar tallthinslenderslimleanlankyskinnyspindlyspareganglingganglyscrawnyskeletalscraggyemaciatedsize-zerobonygauntraw-bonedgawkyrangyskin-and-bonesangularpinchedattenuatedinformal:weedyOpposite shortfatstocky

   Word Origin Old Englishhlanc ‘thin’, of Germanic origin; related to German lenken ‘to bend, turn’, also to flinch and link1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lankly adverb
   • 2. lankness noun

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   What does Lank stand for?

   • Lank (formerly also "Lanke") is a settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of St Breward and six miles (10 km) east-northeast of Wadebridge in St Breward civil parish. It is in the civil parish of Blisland .

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   What does lank hair mean?

   • From the Old English hlanc (which is fun to say out loud), meaning loose and empty, lank is an adjective used to describe plant life which is long and slender, hair that hangs long and limp, and people who are long and slim. So you might hire a lank basketball player with lank hair to cut the grass when it’s lank. Or you might cut it yourself.

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   What does lanky mean?

   • lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh. lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise. lank implies tallness as well as leanness. lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness.

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   What does lankest mean?

   • Define lankest. lankest synonyms, lankest pronunciation, lankest translation, English dictionary definition of lankest. adj. lank·er , lank·est 1. Long and lean. See Synonyms at lean2. 2. Long, straight, and limp: lank and floppy hair. lank′ly adv. lank′ness n.

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   Lank means not well filled out, thin, or hanging straight and limp. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related words for lank.

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   LANK definition: 1. Lank hair is not attractive because it is completely straight and thin: 2. Lank hair is not…. Learn more.

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   From the Old English hlanc (which is fun to say out loud), meaning loose and empty, lank is an adjective used to describe plant life which is long and slender, hair that hangs long and limp, and people who are long and slim. So you might hire a lank basketball player with lank hair to cut the grass when it’s lank.

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   Lank can mean long and slender, straight and limp, or a lot. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and its origin from Old English and Afrikaans.

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   Lank means long and thin, especially of hair or grass. It can also mean a lot or a great deal in South African slang. See different sources and translations of lank.

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   Lank means long and limp, or thin and gaunt, or a lot in South Africa. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word origin of lank.