Definition of Sunken in English :

Define Sunken in English

Sunken meaning in English

Meaning of Sunken in English

Pronunciation of Sunken in English

Sunken pronunciation in English

Pronounce Sunken in English

Sunken

see synonyms of sunken

Adjective

1. deep-set, recessed, sunken

having a sunken area

Example Sentences:
'hunger gave their faces a sunken look'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sunken

see synonyms of sunken
verb
1.  a past participle of sink
adjective
2. 
unhealthily hollow
sunken cheeks
3. 
situated at a lower level than the surrounding or usual one
4. 
situated under water; submerged
5. 
depressed; low
sunken spirits

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Sunken

see synonyms of sunken
verb intransitive, verb transitive
1.  obs. pp. of
sink
adjective
2. 
submerged
a sunken ship
3. 
below the level of the surrounding or adjoining area
a sunken patio
4. 
fallen in; hollow
sunken cheeks
5. 
depressed; dejected
sunken spirits

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Sunken

see synonyms of sunken
adj.
1. Depressed, fallen in, or hollowed: sunken cheeks.
2. Situated beneath the surface of the water or ground; submerged: a sunken reef.
3. Below a surrounding level: a sunken meadow.
v.
Obsolete
A past participle of sink.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.