emaciation

Examples

• All

• Whatever the conditions of their departure from Ireland, or their physical condition upon arrival, he argues, "bodily emaciation should not be equated with cultural impoverishment or with technological ignorance."

  Academic text (1995)

• He was quite tall, which exaggerated his emaciation.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The first thing we noticed was their ghastly emaciation.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Despite emaciation, both adolescent and adult females retain a basically normal body fat distribution.

  Academic text (2014)

• His weight loss was even more extreme than Hathaway's, even reaching the point of emaciation—and costing him his social life.

  Blog text (21)

• He was repeatedly mortified by the subtle details of emaciation: the pointiness of the bones, the shriveled gums, the thin, loose hair.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The patient showed clear signs of emaciation after months of severe malnutrition.

• The documentary highlighted the emaciation of children living in war-torn regions.

• Doctors were alarmed by the emaciation observed in individuals suffering from the disease.

Synonyms

G

gauntness

vsemaciation

1 8.4

A very thin appearance because of illness or not having enough food

is the general state of abnormal thinness and weakness

W

wasteness

vsemaciation

• Archaic

9.9

A very thin, weak body caused by illness or lack of food

is the general term for abnormal thinness caused by lack of food or disease

M

maceration

vsemaciation

• Archaic

9.6

A very thin, weak body after long illness or not eating

is the general state of abnormal thinness rather than emphasizing the process

B

bonyness

vsemaciation

8.8

A state of being very thin so that bones show clearly

describes the overall abnormal thinness and associated weakness

B

boniness

vsemaciation

7.9

Being very thin with bones clearly showing, often from illness or lack of food

is the broader abnormal thinness often including weakness not only bone visibility

C

cachexia

vsemaciation

• Specialized

9.9

A severe loss of weight, muscle, and strength during a long illness

is a nontechnical description of abnormal thinness and weakness

W

wasting

vsemaciation

• Specialized

7.9

Loss of body weight and muscle that makes a person weak

is the resulting state of abnormal thinness rather than the ongoing loss process

Antonyms

H

health

∞ 1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

W

well-nourished

2 3.4

Having enough healthy food to grow and stay healthy

How Thin

emaciation

• Specialized

1 8.6

gauntness

1 8.4

skinniness

1 4.9

thinness

2 2.3

slimness

1 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology