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 © Cambridge University Press)

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