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lankiness

Meaning of "lankiness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LANKINESS

ˈlæŋkɪlnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANKINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lankiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LANKINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lankiness in the English dictionary

The definition of lankiness in the dictionary is the quality of being lanky; awkward tallness.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LANKINESS

agileness · ductileness · facileness · femaleness · fertileness · fragileness · frailness · futileness · gracileness · haleness · juvenileness · pensileness · servileness · tensileness · tranquilness · uncivilness · versatileness · wellness · wholeness · worthwhileness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LANKINESS

laniaries · laniary · laniferous · lanigerous · lanital · lank · Lankester · lankier · lankiest · lankily · lankly · lankness · lanky · lanner · lanneret · lanolated · lanolin · lanoline · lanose · lanosity

WORDS THAT END LIKE LANKINESS

agribusiness · big business · bulkiness · business · cleanliness · cleanliness is next to godliness · comeliness · dizziness · do the business · e-business · emptiness · family business · fitness · friendliness · happiness · holiness · laziness · loneliness · loveliness · readiness · timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of lankiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lankiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LANKINESS

Find out the translation of lankiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lankiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lankiness» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

lankiness
1,325 millions of speakers
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lankiness
570 millions of speakers
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lankiness
510 millions of speakers
hi

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lankiness
380 millions of speakers
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النحافة
280 millions of speakers
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lankiness
278 millions of speakers
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lankiness
270 millions of speakers
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lankiness
260 millions of speakers
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lankiness
220 millions of speakers
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Lankiness
190 millions of speakers
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lankiness
180 millions of speakers
ja

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lankiness
130 millions of speakers
ko

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lankiness
85 millions of speakers
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Lankiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

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lankiness
80 millions of speakers
ta

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lankiness
75 millions of speakers
mr

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आळशीपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

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lankiness
70 millions of speakers
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lankiness
65 millions of speakers
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lankiness
50 millions of speakers
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lankiness
40 millions of speakers
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lankiness
30 millions of speakers
el

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lankiness
15 millions of speakers
af

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lankiness
14 millions of speakers
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lankiness
10 millions of speakers
no

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lankiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lankiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LANKINESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of lankiness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lankiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANKINESS»

Discover the use of lankiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lankiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
(and Add: Hence 'lankiness n. 1893 in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1972 Daily Tel. 14 Oct. 8/3 Between herbaceous plants whose rising growths will take some of the lankiness from the tulips. 1981 Economist 28 Feb. 92/ 2 His lankiness was notorious, ...
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
2
Modern Factor Analysis
Then this factor might be labeled "Lankiness." Whatever name is selected for a bipolar factor, its opposite characteristic should be clearly recognizable. A more fundamental approach is to find a basic term which connotes the entire continuum.
Harry H. Harman, 1976
3
Life-span development and behavior
First, as indicated in the table, we assume that a common factor solution consisting of two correlated factors, which may be called "lankiness" and "stocki- ness," provides an appropriate representation of the eight variables in the population ...
Paul B. Baltes, Orville Gilbert Brim, 1983
4
The Advocate
At 6 feet 3 inches, he towers when standing, his boyish lankiness diffusing any menace his height may suggest. When he's sitting, curled up on the couch of his parents' Manhattan pied-a-terre, he speaks softly and intelligently mid answers all ...
5
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Stiff white tyes andwaistcoats, prim straight tails, and a gold chain, will give any man of moderate lankiness an air of factitious gentility ; but if you want to understand the individual, look at him in the daytime ; see him walking with his hat on.
‎1841
6
Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for ...
Love and Davenport (1920) noted that "common observation indicates that the Southern men have a tendency to lankiness, and this has often been attributed to infection with malaria, hookworm, and other parasites found prevailingly in the ...
Bernadette M. Marriott, Judith Grumstrup-Scott, 1992
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Tales from the Bed: On Living, Dying, and Having It All
I knew instinctively how to use my hair to create illusions of lankiness and great beauty. For as long as I could remember, I led with my hair. As I ran down Columbus Avenue to catch a cab, I had my own That Girl moment. I saw my whole life ...
Jenifer Estess, 2007
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Marshall McLuhan
They also note the beating heart of the Centre in his element and detect glimmerings of the light that once burned brightly in his eyes, despite his gaunt lankiness, despite the thin face with its features loosely strung together, despite the chronic ...
Judith Fitzgerald, 2001
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The Devlin Diary
What appeared as lankiness in her flannel skirts and apron is transformed into willowy arms, a long neck, sylphlike grace. Hannah would guess they didn't sleep a wink last night in anticipation, but they conceal their excitement well. She and ...
Christi Phillips, 2012
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The Clown, from Heart to Heart
Other characteristics could be, for example, arrogance, brutality, dreaminess, lankiness or quick- temperedness. Try to act out several characteristics and play with them. It is better not to pick characteristics that are too modest to act out well.
Ton Kurstjens, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANKINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lankiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Diamonds 4th-grade squad returning to AAU Nationals
"He lankiness and her wingspan, I watch her and I remember Nicky (Anosike) at this age," said Quinlan. After last summer's fifth-place finish, ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
2
RB Williams envisions a role with Bills
He has that Dickerson-like lankiness, after all. When Williams re-watched college film this offseason, he realized just how upright he ran and ... «Bills Blitz - The Buffalo News, Jul 15»
3
Celtics Rumors: Boston Acquire Perry Jones From Thunder In …
Fortunately for Jones, he could be used at the power forward spot because of his lankiness. The second-round pick the Celtics acquired was ... «Design & Trend, Jul 15»
4
Rugby Cranes Undergoing a Subtle Change of Guard
Uhuru's lankiness could mislead you into a collision you will regret. A good jumper, decent ball carrier with the ability to hit the smallest of gaps, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Palm Coast's Opelka Fires 17 Aces to Upset 3rd Seed, Advancing …
Opelka's body language–his natural lankiness at times giving in to more lumbering than lightning steps–quickly improved once play resumed, ... «FlaglerLive.com, Jul 15»
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WE RIDE JASON ANDERSON'S ROCKSTAR ENERGY …
The Rockstar team accommodates his lankiness by moving the footpegs down 5mm and back 2mm to open up the cockpit. Jason settled on ... «Motocross Action Magazine, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon 2015: Roger Federer delights centre court in Sam …
Querrey, belying his gawky lankiness to unleash a serve that topped 135mph, managed to keep parity until the eighth game of the first set. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Rock Roundup Japanese Noise Rock Loudly Comes
... and away from accessibility on its new non-album singles collection, Return of 13 Hedgehogs, Melt-Banana rejoices in fury and lankiness. «urbanmilwaukee, Jul 15»
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Kid Rock, Foreigner in top form for Montage show
He has the rambunctious stage manner and lankiness of Steven Tyler, and a powerful voice that does justice to Foreigner classics like “Cold As ... «Citizens Voice, Jun 15»
10
Riggins Achieves Goal by Pledging Orange
”Being an outside linebacker, they admired my flexibility and lankiness and athleticism,” Riggins said. “At outside linebacker, I can be a ... «SyracuseInsider.com, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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