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gaunt

1

[gawnt]

adjective

gaunter, gauntest 
  1. extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,
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  2. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things.

    a gaunt, windswept landscape.



Gaunt

2

[gawnt, gahnt]

noun

  1. John of. John of Gaunt.

gaunt

/ ɡɔːԳ /

adjective

  1. bony and emaciated in appearance

  2. (of places) bleak or desolate

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • gauntly adverb
  • gauntness noun
  • ˈܲԳٲԱ noun
  • ˈܲԳٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gaunt1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, probably from Old French gaunet, jaunet “yellowish,” derivative of gaune, jaune “yellow,” from Latin galbinus “gԾ-Ƿ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gaunt1

C15: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialect gand tall lean person
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Synonym Study

See thin.
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The court heard one paramedic described him as looking "like a 90-year-old man", and gaunt.

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A group of prisoners, gaunt and starving, are commandeered to serve as unusually cooperative movie extras.

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In recent months, Trachtenberg shared a number of photos to her 800,000+ followers appearing gaunt and frail, which led many of her fans to speculate on the condition of her mental and physical health.

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"All four of us were saying 'is that Eli?', he was so drawn and gaunt, emaciated."

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They did not look as gaunt as the hostages freed a week earlier - their appearance had aroused anger in Israel and elsewhere.

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