lank C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /læŋk/ UK /læŋk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj long, thin, and limp, especially of hair His lank hair hung damply across his forehead. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · long, thin, and limp,... limpstragglylifelessleangauntscrawnydrooping ↔ Opposites bushythickfullplump Word family Forms lankly Derived forms lankylankness Etymology AI details From Old English hlanc ('loose, slender'), from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz, related to the notion of bending or flexibility. hlanc Old English *hlankaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lank **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /læŋk/ **IPA (UK):** /læŋk/ ## Meanings 1. long, thin, and limp, especially of hair ## Examples - His lank hair hung damply across his forehead. ## Synonyms - limp - straggly - lifeless - lean - gaunt - scrawny - drooping ## Antonyms - bushy - thick - full - plump ## Derived Forms - lanky - lankness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hlanc - Root: *hlankaz ## Etymology From Old English hlanc ('loose, slender'), from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz, related to the notion of bending or flexibility. ## AI Etymology Lank comes from Old English hlanc ('loose, slender'), from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz, related to the notion of bending or flexibility. The historical trail runs through Old English hlanc and Proto-Germanic *hlankaz. In modern use it means long, thin, and limp, especially of hair. Derived formations include lanky, lankness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown