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lankiness

/ˈlæŋ.kɪ.nɪs/ noun

The state or condition of being lanky.

Word Origin Lankiness comes from lanky, from lank 'slender, lean,' from a Germanic root meaning flexible or bent. The PIE root *kleng- suggests something that bends easily. Lanky describes tall, thin, awkward people, and lankiness is the quality of being lanky, built with the -y and -ness suffixes.

noun The state or condition of being lanky. countable

His lankiness made him stand out in the basketball team.

(名词) 瘦长；细高

他的瘦高身材使他在篮球队中脱颖而出。

(sustantivo) El estado o condición de ser larguirucho.

Su **larguiruchez** lo hacía destacar en el equipo de baloncesto.

(nom) maigreur; allure dégingandée; aspect filiforme [État ou caractère d'une personne grande et maigre.]

Sa grande maigreur le faisait remarquer dans l'équipe de basket.

(Substantiv) Schlaksigkeit; Hagerkeit [Der Zustand, schlaksig oder ungewöhnlich groß und schlank zu sein.]

Seine **lankiness** machte ihn in der Basketballmannschaft besonders auffällig.

(名詞) ひょろ長い状態。体や手足が細くて長いこと。

彼のひょろ長い体型のおかげで、バスケットボールのチームの中で際立って目立っていた。

(substantivo) esguiez; magreza; delgadez [O estado ou condição de ser esguio e alto.]

Sua estatura esguia e alta o destacava no time de basquete.

Synonyms: leanness thinness slenderness gauntness skinniness ranginess scrawniness gangliness Antonyms: stoutness stockiness heaviness thickness
Word parts: lank + i + ness

Related words

lanky

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