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- Dictionarylank/laŋk/
adjective
- 1. (of hair) long, limp, and straight: "the man had lank, brown, greasy hair" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) lanky: "he sprawled his long, lank figure over a chair" Similar Opposite
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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.
LANK definition: 1. Lank hair is not attractive because it is completely straight and thin: 2. Lank hair is not…. Learn more.
Lank definition: (of plants) unduly long and slender. See examples of LANK used in a sentence.
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]
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.
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
Lank definition: (of plants) unduly long and slender. See examples of LANK used in a sentence.
Lank Sentence Examples. Their black hair is shaggy rather than lank. But the pure Laos are still distinguished by the high cheek-bones, small flat nose, oblique eyes, wide mouth, black lank hair, sparse beard, and yellow complexion of the Thai and other branches of the Mongol family.
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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.
