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Translate lankiness from English to Dutch

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lankiness:
- magerheid; ielheid
lanky:
- opgeschoten; onhandig; stuntelig; slungelig; mager; lang en dun; spichtig; opgeschoten jongen
Wiktionary:
- lanky → slungel, dun, graatmager

English

Detailed Translations for lankiness from English to Dutch

lankiness:

lankiness [the ~] nom

the lankiness (meagreness; sparsity; thinness; leanness; poorness; hollowness; skinniness; meagerness)
de magerheid; ielheid
- magerheid [de ~ (v)] nom
- ielheid [znw.] nom

Translation Matrix for lankiness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
ielheid	hollowness; lankiness; leanness; meagerness; meagreness; poorness; skinniness; sparsity; thinness
magerheid	hollowness; lankiness; leanness; meagerness; meagreness; poorness; skinniness; sparsity; thinness	hollowness; leanness; meagerness; meagreness; skinnyness; thinness

Related Words for "lankiness":

lanky

Synonyms for "lankiness":

physique; build; body-build; habitus

Related Definitions for "lankiness":

a tall and thin physique¹

lanky:

lanky adj

lanky (loutish; gawky)
opgeschoten
- opgeschoten adj
lanky (gawky; awkward; unhandy; clumsy; loutish; owlish; doltish)
onhandig; stuntelig; slungelig
- onhandig adj
- stuntelig adj
- slungelig adj
lanky (weedy; lank)
mager; lang en dun; spichtig
- mager adj
- lang en dun adj
- spichtig adj
lanky (a lanky youth; leggy)
opgeschoten; opgeschoten jongen
- opgeschoten adj
- opgeschoten jongen adj

Translation Matrix for lanky:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
mager	lank; lanky; weedy	flimsy; lean; low-fat; meager; meagre; miserable; poor; puny; shabby; skinny; slender; slender of figure; slim; thin
onhandig	awkward; clumsy; doltish; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy	abstemious; awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
opgeschoten	a lanky youth; gawky; lanky; leggy; loutish
slungelig	awkward; clumsy; doltish; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy	abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
spichtig	lank; lanky; weedy	skinny; slender; slim
stuntelig	awkward; clumsy; doltish; gawky; lanky; loutish; owlish; unhandy	abstemious; awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
-	gangling; gangly; rangy
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	lank; limp
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
lang en dun	lank; lanky; weedy	spidery; spiky; weedy
opgeschoten jongen	a lanky youth; lanky; leggy

Related Words for "lanky":

lankiness, lankier, lankiest

Synonyms for "lanky":

gangling; gangly; rangy; tall
thin; lean

Related Definitions for "lanky":

tall and thin¹
tall and thin and having long slender limbs¹
- a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man¹

Wiktionary Translations for lanky:

lanky

adjective

tall, slim
- lanky → slungel; dun; graatmager

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University