/ Dictionary / Index S sunken: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sunk•en Pronunciation: (sung'kun), [key] — adj. having sunk or been sunk beneath the surface; submerged. having settled to a lower level, as walls. situated or lying on a lower level: a sunken living room. hollow; depressed: sunken cheeks. —v. a pp. of Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sunken (Thesaurus) sunk sunken garden Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language