lankiness

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UK, US/ˈlæŋ.kɪ.nɪs/

noun

The state or condition of being lanky.

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Meanings

nounlankiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being lanky.
    1 more example

    In his civil dress his lankiness and length of limb gave him an awkward appearance, but on horse-back, with his lean, gaunt face looking out from his steel cap, his breastplate and buff jacket filling out his figure, and his high boots of untanned leather reaching to the centre of his thighs, he looked the veteran man-at-arms.

    1888, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 8, in Micah Clarke

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gangliness

Origin

From lanky + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

lankiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lankiness

MLA

“lankiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lankiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lankiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lankiness.

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