lank

• Adjectif vieilli décrivant quelqu'un ou quelque chose de mince, maigre ou efflanqué, souvent d'une manière qui suggère un manque de force ou de substance.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone or something as thin, slender, or lean, often in a way that suggests a lack of strength or substance.

1. Long, thin, and limpB2formal

   Describes hair that is straight, thin, and often lifeless or lacking body.

   cheveux plats et ternes

   • Her hair hung in lank strands after the rain.
   • He had lank, greasy hair that needed washing.
   • The humidity made her normally curly hair go lank.

   Synonymesdullflatlifelesslimpstraggly

   Antonymesbushycrispfull-bodiedthickvoluminous

2. Long and leanB2formal

   Describes a person or animal that is tall, thin, and often somewhat awkward or ungainly.

   long et maigre, dégingandé

   • The lank figure of the teenager towered over his friends.
   • A lank greyhound raced across the field.
   • He was a lank, quiet man who seemed to fold into chairs.

   Synonymesganglingganglygawkylankyrangyspindly

   Antonymeschunkydumpyplumpsquatstockystoutstubbythickset