Definition of Gaunt

1. Adjective. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. "Kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"

Exact synonyms: Bony, Cadaverous, Emaciated, Haggard, Pinched, Skeletal, Wasted
Similar to: Lean, Thin
Derivative terms: Boniness, Bonyness, Gauntness

Definition of Gaunt

1. a. Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.

Definition of Gaunt

1. Adjective. lean, angular(,) and bony ¹

2. Adjective. haggard, drawn(,) and emaciated ¹

3. Adjective. bleak, barren(,) and desolate ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gaunt

1. emaciated [adj GAUNTER, GAUNTEST] : GAUNTLY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaunt

gaultite
gaults
gaum
gaumed
gaumier
gaumiest
gauming
gaumless
gaums
gaumy
gaun
gaunch
gaunched
gaunches
gaunching
gaunt (current term)
gaunted
gaunter
gauntest
gaunting
gauntlet
gauntlet bandage
gauntleted
gauntleting
gauntlets
gauntletted
gauntly
gauntness
gauntnesses
gauntree

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