lank
1
7.4
- adjective
- /læŋk/
:
lacio
- His hair, though still full, was lank and lifeless.
- lank hair
- long and lank
Examples
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Her brown hair was lank and greasy.
Fiction book (2000) -
The long brown hair was lank and needed brushing.
Fiction book (2001) -
- Was her hair thick or lank?
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His black hair and beard were long and lank.
Fiction book (1996) -
His hair was lank and oily.
Fiction book (1991) -
The lovely dark hair that had once drifted like a cloud around her ivory princess's face was lank and thin.
Fiction book (1990) -
"This is Mike," she gestured vaguely to the beanpole, who, now that I was seated, seemed even longer and lankier.
Fiction book (2001) -
His dark, lank hair trailed over Joze's forearm, hair wet with sweat and to which small bits of old leaves clung.
Fiction book (1992) -
My face seemed too round, and my hair too lank.
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The long brown hair was lank and needed brushing.
Synonyms
64
2.8
Not firm or strong and with little energy
14
7.3
Soft and limp, without firmness or strength
11
6.2
Long, thin, and looking weak, often said about plants or people
Weak and not convincing, for example an excuse or performance
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lank comes from an old word meaning 'long', the same idea as long. Think of long, limp hair or a thin, loose arm hanging down — that image explains why lank means 'long, thin, and limp'.