Advertisement

View definitions for leanness

leanness

noun as in thinness

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

“Demographic change is likely a big part of the story, combined with higher participation from some of the faster-growing groups,” said Tom Bonier, who runs a Democratic-leaning political data firm called TargetSmart.

The coronavirus crisis only amplified this trend, and publishers have leaned into their communities in 2020 unlike never before.

From Digiday

Masks and Lysol and computer screens have no place in the famous Norman Rockwell painting Freedom from Want, the classic portrayal of a American family feast in a sunlit dining room, with smiling faces leaning in way, way, closer than six feet.

So for those prone to paranoia, there’s the Floorwork and Low Flow category which, as the name suggests, leans heavy on the space around the pole and nothing on the actual pole higher than the dancer’s raised hands.

From Ozy

Beyond the state’s overall Republican lean, lower turnout and the makeup of the runoff electorate have been major pluses for Republicans.

He spread his hands, long and almost transparent in their leanness, and on his face a cloud of sorrow rested.

In this same class might also be found leanness and slimness, which form a class different from the four preceding ideas.

There is, of course, a certain kind of leanness which is the result of ill health.

That is not the kind of leanness that I mean, but the active, wiry leanness, which sometimes lives a hundred years.

God gave her that to which she aspired, and which so many envy; but "He sent leanness into her soul."

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for hostile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 179 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to leanness, such as: curtailment, dearth, defalcation, defect, deficiency, and deficit.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement