English to French Meaning of lank - grêle


Lank :
grêle

mince, décharné, s'atténuer, pointu, grêle, faible, rachitique, fragile, fantomatique

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Definitions of lank in English
Adjective(1) long and thin and often limp(2) long and lean
Examples of lank in English
(1) His head was covered in a bronze helm, and his long lank hair fell to his shoulders.(2) De Peisser, loathe to chase heels, is heaving a pack triply out of proportion to his lank , spindly frame.(3) Then she pulled her lank hair into a high pony tail and left her room again.(4) My hair was lank and dull, I was very thin, brown pigmentation began to spread up my arms and on my cheeks; I was depressingly unattractive.(5) He was thin and dark as the world itself, like a plant stuck in the shadows, growing tall and lank , reaching for the sun that was just a little higherÔǪ always a little higher out of reach of the Dark.(6) He has lank hair, with a receding hairline, and nice hands.(7) She belongs round the back of the bike sheds, her hair is lank , her eyes are usually dull, and she is not expected to be a high-achiever academically.(8) Draped across them, their cloaks seemed to hang on bodies thin and lank .(9) So I listed ÔÇÿone eye smaller than the other, slightly big nose, yellow teeth, lank hair and droopy boobs from the sideÔÇÖ.(10) With their tracksuit tops, lank hair and implausibly fresh faces, they look more like teenage scallies than harbingers of a musical revolution, but their enthusiasm is infectious.(11) First of all, his lank , angular appearance combined with his monotone voice and gloomy disposition aren't very soothing and reassuring.(12) Add to this stained teeth, bad breath, red eyes, lank hair, discoloured fingers and erectile dysfunction, and the list grows alarming.(13) Her huge dark eyes, lank hair and ripped jeans make her the perfect ÔÇÿalternativeÔÇÖ preteen crush.(14) Milton stood at the window, hands clasped behind his back, his shoulder-length hair limp and lank .(15) And as for Miller, the slight, wiry frame is the same, the lank hair slightly longer, but there still seems enough about his game to make a difference to a club that has been toiling.(16) She was plumpish with lank hair and a pasty complexion, not very clean, scruffily dressed - very unappetising, I thought.
Related Phrases of lank
Synonyms
Adjective
1. spindly ::
grêle
Antonyms
1. inflexible ::
inflexible
2. rigid ::
rigide
3. stiff ::
rigide
4. sturdy ::
solide
5. tense ::
tendu
Different Forms
lank, lanker, lankest, lankly, lankness
English to French Dictionary: lank

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