gauntness
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈɡɔntnəs/
- She was of average height and slender to the point of gauntness.
- point of gauntness
Examples
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The bad mood only seemed like a poker face, an air of sadness, followed by aging gauntness.
Blog text (18) -
I responded with a gauntness, a hollowness they had not bargained for.
Fiction book (1995) -
Now the lines in her face, the hollowed-out eyes, the gauntness, the looseness of skin beneath her neck, made her advanced age disconcertingly plausible.
Fiction book (2000) -
The child's gauntness was a clear sign of his struggle with severe malnutrition.
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After months of illness, her gauntness became apparent, as if her body was trying to draw attention to its frailty.
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The gauntness of the abandoned dog suggested it had been without food for days.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who has very little body fat
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8.6
Extreme thinness from not enough food or illness
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3.4
Having little body fat and being thin
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4.9
Being very thin in a way that looks unhealthy
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8.2
Being very thin with little body fat
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7.9
Being very thin with bones clearly showing, often from illness or lack of food
A very thin, weak body caused by illness or lack of food
A state of being very thin so that bones show clearly
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gauntness comes from the old word gaunt, which once described a hollow, bony look and the idea of being 'thin'. So, imagine sunken cheeks and visible bones — that picture explains why gauntness means extreme thinness, often from illness or lack of food.