lank

[ langk ]

adjective

, lank·er, lank·est.

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.

lank

¹

/ læŋk /

adjective

1. long and limp
2. thin or gaunt

lank

²

/ læŋk /

adjective

1. informal.
   a lot; a great deal

Derived Forms

• ˈlankness, noun
• ˈlankly, adverb

Other Words From

• lankly adverb
• lankness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lank¹

before 1000; Middle English lanc, Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, side. flank

Word History and Origins

Origin of lank¹

Old English hlanc loose

Origin of lank²

perhaps from Afrikaans lank long

Example Sentences

Brian Albert said he knew Lank, but not socially.

From Seattle Times

Julie Albert also confirmed she gave Lank’s personal cellphone number to McCabe.

From Seattle Times

Earlier in the week, the defense focused on Lank’s relationship with Christopher Albert, a high school classmate.

From Seattle Times

For contrast, we have Dern’s Linda — long, lank hair, under a floppy felt hat — who approaches Maxine outside a nail salon in downmarket West Palm Beach, to talk about “raising the collective consciousness of the global sisterhood.”

From Los Angeles Times

"As prostate cancer treatments get more effective, we expect the emergence of different types of treatment resistance like neuroendocrine prostate cancer that help them evade treatment," says co-lead author Himisha Beltran, MD, associate professor of medicine, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology and the Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

From Science Daily