adjective · rare

lank

lank · lanker · lankest

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

US/ˈleɪ̯ŋk/

Meaning

4 senses

Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)
long and thin and often limp
(obsolete)Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity.
(obsolete)Languid; drooping, slack.

Origin

From Middle English lank, from Old English hlanc, from Proto-West Germanic *hlank, from Pr

From Middle English lank, from Old English hlanc, from Proto-West Germanic *hlank, from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“lank, thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend, turn, wind, twist”); compare German lenken (“to turn”), Gelenk (“joint”), Old High German hlanca (“hip, side, flank”), and English link (of a chain).

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