Gaunt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBThe meaning of GAUNT is excessively thin and angular. How to use gaunt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gaunt.
GAUNT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBvery thin, especially because of sickness or hunger: Her face was gaunt and grey. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having less flesh on the body than …
GAUNT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBadjective. , gaunt·er, gaunt·est. extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. Synonyms: rawboned, angular, lank, scrawny, spare, lean. Antonyms: stout. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape. Gaunt.
GAUNT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBMeaning of gaunt in English. gaunt. adjective. us / ɡɑːnt / uk / ɡɔːnt / Add to word list Add to word list. very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger: Her face was gaunt …
GAUNT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
WEBSynonyms for GAUNT: haggard, skeletal, emaciated, starved, bony, starving, cadaverous, hungry; Antonyms of GAUNT: healthy, burly, husky, beefy, brawny, hale, fit, hearty.
Gaunt - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBIt 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.
gaunt adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEBCheck pronunciation: gaunt. Definition of gaunt adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
gaunt, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English …
WEBgaunt adjective. Meaning & use. 1. † In favourable or neutral sense: Slim, slender, not fat… Expand. 2. Abnormally lean, as from hunger; haggard-looking; tall… 3. transferred. Of inanimate things: Grim or desolate of… 1. c1440–1736. † In favourable or neutral sense: Slim, slender, not fat. Obsolete. c1440. Gawnt or lene, maciolentus [sic].
GAUNT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
WEBMeaning of gaunt – Learner’s Dictionary. gaunt. adjective. uk / ɡɔːnt / us. Add to word list. very thin, especially because of being sick or old: a pale, gaunt face. (Definition of …
GAUNT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB3 days ago · 1. adjective. 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 …
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