Gaunt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɔːnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɔːnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɔːnt/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈɔːnt/.

Examples

emaciated bony hands
a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
eyes were haggard and cavernous

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bony cadaverous wasted emaciated pinched haggard skeletal

Parts of Speech

adjective

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

“emaciated bony hands”

Word Forms

boniness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
bonyness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
gauntness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hager

sehr dünn, insbesondere aufgrund von Krankheit, Hunger oder Kälte

🇫🇷French

décharné

très maigre, surtout à cause de la maladie, de la faim ou du froid

🇪🇸Spanish

demacrado

muy delgado, especialmente por enfermedad, hambre o frío

🇮🇹Italian

scarno

molto magro soprattutto a causa delle malattie, della fame o del freddo

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgemergeld

erg dun, vooral door ziekte, honger of kou

🇵🇹Portuguese

magro

muito magro, especialmente por causa de doença, fome ou frio

🇷🇺Russian

изможденный

очень худой, особенно от болезни, голода или холода

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृश

विशेष रूप से बीमारी या भूख या सर्दी से बहुत पतला

🇧🇩Bengali

কৃপণ

বিশেষ করে রোগ বা ক্ষুধা বা ঠান্ডা থেকে খুব পাতলা

🇮🇳Tamil

துணிச்சல்

குறிப்பாக நோய் அல்லது பசி அல்லது குளிர்ச்சியால் மிகவும் மெல்லியதாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాంట్

ముఖ్యంగా వ్యాధి లేదా ఆకలి లేదా జలుబు నుండి చాలా సన్నగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भडक

विशेषतः रोग किंवा भूक किंवा थंडीमुळे खूप पातळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાઉન્ટ

ખાસ કરીને રોગ અથવા ભૂખ અથવા ઠંડીથી ખૂબ પાતળું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೌಂಟ್

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರೋಗ ಅಥವಾ ಹಸಿವು ಅಥವಾ ಶೀತದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಾ ತೆಳುವಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൌണ്ട്

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് രോഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിശപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ജലദോഷം എന്നിവയിൽ നിന്ന് വളരെ മെലിഞ്ഞത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੌਂਟ

ਬਹੁਤ ਪਤਲਾ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਭੁੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਠੰਡੇ ਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غصہ

خاص طور پر بیماری یا بھوک یا سردی سے بہت پتلا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

憔悴的

非常瘦，特别是由于疾病、饥饿或寒冷

🇯🇵Japanese

やつれた

特に病気、飢え、寒さのせいで非常に痩せている

🇰🇷Korean

쓸쓸한

특히 질병이나 굶주림, 추위로 인해 매우 여위어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gầy gò

rất gầy đặc biệt là do bệnh tật, đói hoặc lạnh

🇹🇭Thai

ผอมแห้ง

ผอมมากโดยเฉพาะจากโรคภัยไข้เจ็บหรือความหิวโหยหรือไข้หวัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

suram

sangat kurus terutama karena penyakit atau kelaparan atau kedinginan

🇵🇭Filipino

payat

napakapayat lalo na sa sakit o gutom o sipon

🇲🇾Malay

kurus

sangat kurus terutamanya dari penyakit atau kelaparan atau selsema

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هزيلة

نحيف جدًا خاصة من المرض أو الجوع أو البرد

🇮🇷Persian

لاغر

بسیار لاغر به خصوص در اثر بیماری یا گرسنگی یا سرما

🇹🇷Turkish

sıska

özellikle hastalıktan, açlıktan veya soğuktan dolayı çok zayıf

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּחוּשׁ

רזה מאוד במיוחד ממחלות או רעב או קור

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The primary meaning of 'gaunt' is 'very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold'.

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