lankiness vs build

lankiness and build both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lankiness	Yes	No	No	No
build	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, build is a hypernym of lankiness; that is, build is a word with a broader meaning than lankiness:

Other hypernyms of lankiness include body-build, habitus, physique.

lankiness (noun)	build (noun)
a tall and thin physique	constitution of the human body
	alternative names for the body of a human being

lankiness (verb)	build (verb)
	form or accumulate steadily
	improve the cleansing action of
	bolster or strengthen
	develop and grow
	found or ground
	make by combining materials and parts
	give form to, according to a plan
	build or establish something abstract
	be engaged in building
	order, supervise, or finance the construction of