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   gaunt

   /ɡɔːnt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age: "a tall, gaunt woman in black" Similar haggarddrawncadaverousskeletalemaciatedskin-and-bonesskinnyspindlythinover-thinsize-zerosparebonyangularlankleanraw-bonedpinchedhollow-cheekedhollow-eyedlantern-jawedscrawnyscraggyshrivelledwastedwitheredraddledas thin as a rakeas thin as a reedwithout an ounce of fatinformal:looking like death warmed uplooking like a bag of bonesdated:spindle-shankedarchaic:starvelingOpposite plump
   • ▪ (of a building or place) grim or desolate in appearance: "gaunt tenement blocks" Similar bleakstarkbarrenbaredrabdesolatedrearydismalgloomysombreforlorngrimsternharshforbiddinguninvitingunwelcomingcheerlessOpposite cheerful

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gauntly adverb
   • 2. gauntness noun

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     • gaunt adjective uk / ɡɔːnt / us / ɡɑːnt / Add to word list Add to word list very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger:
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   • Get a quick, free translation! GAUNT definition: 1. very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger: 2. empty and not attractive: 3. very…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if someone looks gaunt?

   • If someone looks gaunt, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried. Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about. If you describe a building as gaunt, you mean it is very plain and unattractive. Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is a gaunt man?

   • Far from a fat-cat living high off the labor of the working class, he is a gaunt, joyless man who appears perpetually stressed out. They're described in the books as tall, gaunt, pale humanoids, with cold blue eyes as bright as stars. He began to appear gaunt, while his breath became labored.

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   How do you know if a person is Gaunt?

   • A good way to remember gaunt is that it rhymes with haunt, and gaunt people look pale, drawn, and wasted — like you'd expect a haunting ghost to appear. Another way to remember it is that g- + aunt is like great-aunt, and often when you appear to be gaunt you look like you're old — like your Great Aunt Mildred. "Gaunt."

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     GAUNT meaning: 1. very thin, especially because of sickness...

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   • Gaunt: Japanese Translation

     gaunt translate: やつれた, やせおとろえた. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Gaunt Spanish Translation

     GAUNT translate: demacrado, sombrío, demacrado/ada...

   • Gaunt: French Translation

     gaunt translate: décharné/-ée, émacié. Learn more in the...

   • Gaunt: Catalan Translation

     gaunt translate: demacrat. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Gaunt: Russian Translation

     GAUNT translate: изможденный, исхудалый . Learn more in the...

   • Gaunt: Korean Translation

     gaunt translate: 야윈. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Gaunt means excessively thin and angular, or barren and desolate. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of gaunt from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   It means you look skinny like you're sick, not skinny like you have a personal nutritionist slapping your hand when you reach for a bonbon. A good way to remember gaunt is that it rhymes with haunt, and gaunt people look pale, drawn, and wasted — like you'd expect a haunting ghost to appear.

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   Gaunt definition: extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. . See examples of GAUNT used in a sentence.

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   Gaunt means very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger, or empty and not attractive. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see translations and examples from various sources.

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   Learn the meaning of 'gaunt' as an adjective to describe someone or something very thin, plain, or unattractive. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of 'gaunt'.

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    gaunt. adjective. /ɡɔːnt/ (of a person) very thin, usually because of illness, not having enough food, or worry. a gaunt face. She looked gaunt and exhausted. The lean face had grown gaunt, the cheeks hollowed. her rather gaunt features. Topics Appearance c2. Want to learn more?