Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged

    The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet

    gesunken, versunken

    затону́вшийzatonúvšij, зато́пленныйzatóplennyj

  2. (not comparable)Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.

    She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.

    eingefallen

    впалыйvpalyj

More definitions
  • having a sunken area

Examples

9 sentences
  1. He bought an old sunken sofa.

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  2. The ship was wrecked on a sunken reef.

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  3. A great treasure was discovered in a sunken ship.

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  4. A jeweled naga guarded the entrance to the sunken temple.

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  5. His eyes were sunken in his head, and burned with an unnatural lustre.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
depressed or submerged:
of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
depressed or submerged:
of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.:

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

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