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gaunt
1[gawnt]
adjective
extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms:bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things.
a gaunt, windswept landscape.
Gaunt
2[gawnt, gahnt]
noun
John of. John of Gaunt.
gaunt
/ ɡɔːԳ /
adjective
bony and emaciated in appearance
(of places) bleak or desolate
Other 51Թ Forms
- gauntly adverb
- gauntness noun
- ˈܲԳٲԱ noun
- ˈܲԳٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gaunt1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gaunt1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The court heard one paramedic described him as looking "like a 90-year-old man", and gaunt.
A group of prisoners, gaunt and starving, are commandeered to serve as unusually cooperative movie extras.
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.
"All four of us were saying 'is that Eli?', he was so drawn and gaunt, emaciated."
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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