Lankás

Lankás is a Hungarian adjective used to describe forms that are slender, elongated, and smoothly curved. It is commonly applied to describe people’s physiques—such as lankás nyak (slender neck) or lankás karok (slender arms)—as well as lines, silhouettes, and natural or man-made forms with an elegant, elongated shape. The term carries a sense of grace and refinement rather than bulk or angularity.

In usage, lankás often appears in descriptive prose and poetry, but it can also be found in more everyday contexts when a writer or speaker wishes to emphasize graceful proportion and gentle curvature. It can describe both animate and inanimate subjects, for example a lankás hegyvonulat (a slender, elongated mountain range) or a lankás ág (a slender branch).

Etymology and form: lankás is a native Hungarian adjective formed with the -ás suffix, which is commonly used to create descriptive terms. The exact historical derivation is not always detailed in standard references, but the word is well established in the Hungarian lexicon and functions attributively or predicatively.

Related terms and nuances: synonyms include karcsú (slim) and vékony (thin), though lankás specifically emphasizes elongation and curvature. Antonyms include vaskos (bulky) and tömött (dense). Lankás is typically more poetic or literary in tone than everyday adjectives.

See also: karcsú, vékony, vaskos, tömött.