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gaunt
I. \ˈgȯnt, ˈgänt, ˈgȧnt\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic gandur stick, Norwegian dialect gand thin stick
1. of a person
a. archaic : desirably or pleasingly slim : of slender form or build
b. : thin and angular : attenuated especially by fasting or suffering : lank, haggard
2. : grim and forbidding : barren, desolate
< the gaunt leafless trees >
< a gaunt heath >
Synonyms: see lean
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to make (an individual) gaunt
< gaunted and hollow-eyed — Alan LeMay >
usually : to train fine (as for a race)
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably alteration of gant, obsolete variant of gannet
: great crested grebe
IV.
chiefly Scotland
variant of gant I
or of gant II |