gaunt
adjective /ɡɔːnt/
/ɡɑːnt/ Definition
› very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger: Her face was gaunt and grey.Thin or slender (of people)Not fit and healthyNarrow and thinNot fit and healthyThin or slender (of people) › literary empty and not attractive: The house looked gaunt and unwelcoming.Not attractive to look atSerious and unpleasant gauntness /-nəs/ noun [U] Not fit and healthyThin or slender (of people)Thin or slender (of people)Not fit and healthyNarrow and thin
(Definition of gaunt adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blot on the landscape idiom
- be no oil painting idiom
- be not much to look at idiom
- blowsy adjective
- charmless adjective
- florid adjective (DECORATED)
- ghoulish adjective
- hideously adverb
- horsey adjective
- icky adjective
- inelegant adjective
- look a fright idiom
- minger noun
- monstrosity noun
- putrid adjective (UNPLEASANT)
- ugly adjective (NOT ATTRACTIVE)
- ugly duckling noun
- unappealing adjective
- unattractive adjective
- unbecoming adjective
Topic:
Not attractive to look at
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