lankness
21lank — UK [læŋk] / US adjective Word forms lank : adjective lank comparative lanker superlative lankest 1) lank hair is thin and straight Her hair hung straight down, lank from the rain. 2) a lank person is tall and thin Derived words: lankly adverb… …
22lank — /læŋk / (say langk) adjective 1. meagrely slim; lean; gaunt: a tall, lank man. 2. (of plants, etc.) unduly long and slender. 3. (of hair) straight and limp; not resilient or wiry. {Middle English, Old English hlanc, related to Old High German… …
23lank — [laŋk] adj. [ME < OE hlanc, slim, flexible < IE base * kleng , to bend, wind > Ger lenken, to bend, ON hlekkr, a ring] 1. a) slender or lean b) gaunt or meager 2. hanging straight and limp; not curly: said of hair lankly adv. lankness n …
24lank — adj. 1 (of hair, grass, etc.) long, limp, and straight. 2 thin and tall. 3 shrunken; spare. Derivatives: lankly adv. lankness n. Etymology: OE hlanc f. Gmc: cf. FLANK, LINK(1) …
