- lank adj
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(hair) diritto (-a) e opaco (-a)
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lank — (adj.) O.E. hlanc loose and empty, slender, flaccid, from P.Gmc. *khlankaz, perhaps from a root meaning flexible (Cf. Ger. lenken to bend, turn aside, O.N. hlykkr bend, noose, loop ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see LINK (Cf. link) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
lank — [læŋk] adj [: Old English; Origin: hlanc] lank hair is thin, straight, and unattractive … Dictionary of contemporary English
lank — [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 … English World dictionary
lank — adj 1. long, slender, lean, thin, skinny, attenuate; gaunt, haggard, emaciated, meager, spare, scrawny; scraggy, spindly, spindle shanked, skeletal, bare boned, raw boned, skin and bones, twiggy; bony, lanky, gangling, gangly, gawky, Inf. weedy;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lank — 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) … Useful english dictionary
lank — [[t]læŋk[/t]] adj. er, est 1) zool. (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl 2) bot unduly long and slender: lank grass[/ex] 3) lean; gaunt; thin • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME lanc, OE hlanc lank′ly, adv. lank′ness, n … From formal English to slang
lank — lankly, adv. lankness, n. /langk/, adj., lanker, lankest. 1. (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees. 2. (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl. 3. lean; gaunt; thin. [bef. 1000; ME lanc, OE hlanc; akin… … Universalium
lank — [[t]læ̱ŋk[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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 … English dictionary
lank — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lanky; lean, spare, gaunt, bony. See narrowness. Ant., stout, fleshy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lean, slender, meager; see thin 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having little flesh or fat… … English dictionary for students
lank — læŋk adj. straight and limp, lifeless (of hair); long and lean; thin, lean … English contemporary dictionary
Gut (Adj.) — 1. Ai, wor gât äss de Rât. – Schuster, 596b. Ei, wie gut ist die Ruth . 2. All gôd mit, see de Maid, dô kreg se n Snîder. (Ostfries.) – Hoefer, 709; Havukalender, III; Eichwald, 1252; Bueren, 35. 3. Allamân gud, man ham sallaw dâch bâst. (Amrum.) … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
