gaunt

adjective

ˈgȯnt

ˈgänt

: excessively thin and angular

a long gaunt face

: barren, desolate

gauntly adverb

gauntness noun

Example Sentences

He left the hospital looking tired and gaunt. a gaunt factory on the edge of town

Recent Examples on the Web Penny was so gaunt that hospital staff notified the state’s child protective services that she was malnourished, prompting an investigation.

Madison Muller, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 The photo showed a gaunt, intense-looking young man.

James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Matthew VanDyke, a gaunt, bearded forty-two-year-old from Baltimore, grabbed his rucksack from the carousel and strode purposefully toward the exit.

Seth Harp, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 The schoolmaster was tall and thin with a hunched back and a deep scowl on his gaunt face.

Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 June 2022 The gaunt killer, dressed in a gray suit, declined the judge’s final offer to address the court.

New York Times, 14 June 2022 Her hands and feet were gaunt, her skin a pale gray.

Washington Post, 13 June 2022 The president rambled, occasionally mixed up words, trailed off awkwardly once or twice, and looked gaunt.

Rich Lowry, National Review, 10 June 2022 Nobody wanted to see a gaunt cancer patient out of breath, trying to tell jokes.

Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 29 May 2022 See More

gaunt

adjective

as in haggard

suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease a gaunt patient suffering from the side effects of treatment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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haggard
skeletal
emaciated
cadaverous
starved
bony
starving
thin
lanky
scrawny
skinny
hungry
lank
sinewy
rawboned
boney
underfed
scraggy
undernourished
wasted
wizened
shriveled
withered
famished
shrivelled
spare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

burly
beefy
husky
brawny
healthy
pudgy
corpulent
rotund
hale
plump
stocky
chubby
portly
fat
fit
fleshy
hearty
heavyset
overweight
obese
tubby
thickset
flabby
soft
roly-poly

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of gaunt are lanky, lank, lean, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering.

a prisoner's gaunt face

The words lank and gaunt are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, lank implies tallness as well as leanness.

the lank legs of the heron

In some situations, the words lanky and gaunt are roughly equivalent. However, lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness.

a lanky youth, all arms and legs

While in some cases nearly identical to gaunt, lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours.

a lean racehorse

Although the words rawboned and gaunt have much in common, rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment.

a rawboned farmer

Both scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality.

a scrawny chicken

skinny street urchins

The synonyms spare and gaunt are sometimes interchangeable, but spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise.

the gymnast's spare figure

单词	gaunt
释义	gaunt adjective ˈgȯnt ˈgänt 1 : excessively thin and angular a long gaunt face 2 : barren, desolate gauntly adverb gauntness noun Synonyms cadaverous emaciated haggard skeletal wasted See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He left the hospital looking tired and gaunt. a gaunt factory on the edge of town Recent Examples on the Web Penny was so gaunt that hospital staff notified the state’s child protective services that she was malnourished, prompting an investigation. Madison Muller, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 The photo showed a gaunt, intense-looking young man. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Matthew VanDyke, a gaunt, bearded forty-two-year-old from Baltimore, grabbed his rucksack from the carousel and strode purposefully toward the exit. Seth Harp, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 The schoolmaster was tall and thin with a hunched back and a deep scowl on his gaunt face. Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 June 2022 The gaunt killer, dressed in a gray suit, declined the judge’s final offer to address the court. New York Times, 14 June 2022 Her hands and feet were gaunt, her skin a pale gray. Washington Post, 13 June 2022 The president rambled, occasionally mixed up words, trailed off awkwardly once or twice, and looked gaunt. Rich Lowry, National Review, 10 June 2022 Nobody wanted to see a gaunt cancer patient out of breath, trying to tell jokes. Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 29 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition gaunt adjective ˈgȯnt gaunter; gauntest : very thin and bony (as from illness or hunger) a gaunt face gaunt adjective as in haggard suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease a gaunt patient suffering from the side effects of treatment Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance haggard skeletal emaciated cadaverous starved bony starving thin lanky scrawny skinny hungry lank sinewy rawboned boney underfed scraggy undernourished wasted wizened shriveled withered famished shrivelled spare Antonyms & Near Antonyms burly beefy husky brawny healthy pudgy corpulent rotund hale plump stocky chubby portly fat fit fleshy hearty heavyset overweight obese tubby thickset flabby soft roly-poly See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of gaunt are lanky, lank, lean, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering. a prisoner's gaunt face The words lank and gaunt are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, lank implies tallness as well as leanness. the lank legs of the heron In some situations, the words lanky and gaunt are roughly equivalent. However, lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness. a lanky youth, all arms and legs While in some cases nearly identical to gaunt, lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. a lean racehorse Although the words rawboned and gaunt have much in common, rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment. a rawboned farmer Both scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality. a scrawny chicken skinny street urchins The synonyms spare and gaunt are sometimes interchangeable, but spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise. the gymnast's spare figure
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gaunt

adjective

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