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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.
The meaning of LANK is not well filled out : slender, thin. How to use lank in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lank.
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]
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
Definition of lank adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lank definition: (of plants) unduly long and slender. See examples of LANK used in a sentence.
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.
