Lank
adjective
Long, thin and loose.
Her hair is lank and greasy.
adjective
Person or animal that is tall and thin.
He was a lank man with thinning hair.
adjective
Long, thin and loose.
Her hair is lank and greasy.
adjective
Person or animal that is tall and thin.
He was a lank man with thinning hair.
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies a lack of vitality or health when describing appearance.
Despite his efforts, his plants remained lank.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid With Positives
Rarely used to describe something positively; it suggests something is not well-kept.
She disliked her lank garden plants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Hair
While often used for hair, 'lank' can describe other things that hang limply.
The lank curtains did nothing to brighten the room.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies a lack of vitality or health when describing appearance.
Despite his efforts, his plants remained lank.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid With Positives
Rarely used to describe something positively; it suggests something is not well-kept.
She disliked her lank garden plants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Hair
While often used for hair, 'lank' can describe other things that hang limply.
The lank curtains did nothing to brighten the room.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies a lack of vitality or health when describing appearance.
Despite his efforts, his plants remained lank.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid With Positives
Rarely used to describe something positively; it suggests something is not well-kept.
She disliked her lank garden plants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Hair
While often used for hair, 'lank' can describe other things that hang limply.
The lank curtains did nothing to brighten the room.
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
and, when you had to go look for a child, hang wash on the line, or run down to the grocery store on the corner, under a coat, the twisted hem of the nightgown always lank and yellowed,
Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
and, when you had to go look for a child, hang wash on the line, or run down to the grocery store on the corner, under a coat, the twisted hem of the nightgown always lank and yellowed,
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Samuel George Morton
American Scientist
The American Race is marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard.
Quote examples
Jasmine Guinness
Irish Designer
I hate my hair! When clean, it is fuzzy, and when not clean, it is lank.
Quote examples
Samuel George Morton
American Scientist
The American Race is marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard.
Quote examples
Jasmine Guinness
Irish Designer
I hate my hair! When clean, it is fuzzy, and when not clean, it is lank.
Example 1 of 2
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