LANK

lank, spindly

(adjective) long and lean

lank

(adjective) long and thin and often limp; “grown lank with fasting”; “lank mousy hair”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Lank (plural Lanks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lank is the 30339^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 771 individuals. Lank is most common among White (92.87%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Klan, klan, lkna

Etymology

Adjective

lank (comparative lanker, superlative lankest)

Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.

(obsolete) Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity.

(of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)

(obsolete) Languid; drooping, slack.

Synonyms

• (slender): lithe, svelte, willowy; see also slender

• (meagre): insufficient, scarce, sparse; see also inadequate

• (of hair)

• (languid): lax, loose, nutant

Verb

lank (third-person singular simple present lanks, present participle lanking, simple past and past participle lanked)

(rare, intransitive) To become lank.

Anagrams

• Klan, klan, lkna

Source: Wiktionary

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Lank, a. [Compar. Lanker; superl. Lankest.] Etym: [AS. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.]

1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. Meager and lank with fasting grown. Swift. Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank purse than an empty brain Barrow.

2. Languid; drooping.[Obs.] Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head. Milton. Lank hair, long, thin hair. Macaulay.

Lank, v. i. & t.

Definition: To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak. G. Fletcher.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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