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anorectic
anorexic
boney
bony
cadaverous
deep-eyed
deficient
ectomorphic
emaciated
gangling
gangly
gaunt
haggard
hollow-eyed
insufficient
lame
lane
lank
lanky
lawn
lay on
lien
lime
line
lion
loam
loan
lone
loom
pinched
rawboned
reedlike
reedy
scarecrowish
scraggy
scrawny
shriveled
shrivelled
shrunken
skeletal
skinny
slender
slender-waisted
slight
slim
slim-waisted
spare
spindle-legged
spindle-shanked
spindly
stringy
sunken-eyed
svelte
thin
trim
twiggy
twiglike
underweight
unprofitable
wasp-waisted
wasted
weedy
wiry
wisplike
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withered
wizen
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ean, laen, lea, leaan, leam, leann, leean, llean

Lean — synonyms, lean antonyms, definition

1. lean (a)

57 synonyms
angular arid austere bare barren basic bony deficient desert destitute dry emaciated everyday fine gangling gaunt hungry inadequate inconsiderable insignificant • • •

2. lean (Noun)

9 synonyms
flesh inclination leaning meal meat nourishment rations solid food sustenance
1 definition

lean (Noun) — The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. ex. "the tower had a pronounced lean"

2 types of
position spatial relation

3. lean (Verb)

46 synonyms
angle ascend be disposed be given bend bow buckle cant careen confide crouch depend descend deviate dip diverge droop fall fluctuate incline • • •
5 definitions

lean (Verb) — To incline or bend from a vertical position.

lean (Verb) — Cause to incline or bend.

lean (Verb) — Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.

lean (Verb) — Rely on for support. ex. "We can lean on this man"

lean (Verb) — Cause to lean to the side. ex. "Erosion leant the old tree"

14 types of
bank be bend flex lay move place pose position put rely set swear trust
11 types
gravitate heel incline lean back list pitch recline slope suffer take kindly to weather
1 see also
lean against

4. lean (Adjective)

1 synonym
skimpy
1 antonym
rich
4 definitions

lean (Adjective) — Lacking excess flesh. ex. "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"

lean (Adjective) — Lacking in mineral content or combustible material. ex. "lean ore" ex. "lean fuel"

lean (Adjective) — Containing little excess. ex. "a lean budget"

lean (Adjective) — Not profitable or prosperous. ex. "a lean year"

1 see also
body weight