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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

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   The meaning of LANK is not well filled out : slender, thin. How to use lank in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of 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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   LANK meaning: 1. Lank hair is not attractive because it is completely straight and thin: 2. Lank hair is not…. Learn more.

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   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]

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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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   If 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

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   Definition of lank adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › lank_adjlank, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the word lank mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word lank, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

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    A complete guide to the word "LANK": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    Lank definition: (of plants) unduly long and slender. See examples of LANK used in a sentence.