gaunt (Meaning)
gaunt (s)
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
gaunt (a.)
Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.
Synonyms & Antonyms of gaunt
gaunt Sentence Examples
- The gaunt figure emerged from the shadows, its skeletal frame barely hidden by tattered clothing.
- The famine had left countless faces gaunt, their eyes hollow and their cheeks sunken.
- His gaunt appearance was a testament to the hardships he had endured during his perilous journey.
- The old woman's gaunt hands trembled as she reached for the bowl of soup.
- The gaunt trees stood like silent sentinels against the desolate landscape.
- The gaunt wolf bared its teeth, its hunger apparent in its piercing gaze.
- The gaunt mansion stood empty and forsaken, its windows boarded up and its paint peeling.
- The gaunt prisoner's spirit remained unbroken, despite the horrors he had endured.
- The doctor's gaunt expression revealed the toll that the epidemic had taken on him.
- The gaunt child's eyes held a haunting sadness that spoke volumes about her suffering.
FAQs About the word gaunt
very thin especially from disease or hunger or coldAttenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.
haggard, skeletal, cadaverous, hungry, starving, starved,emaciated, bony, undernourished, shriveled
overweight, hale, fit,healthy, plump, beefy, corpulent, portly, rotund, chubby
The gaunt figure emerged from the shadows, its skeletal frame barely hidden by tattered clothing.
The famine had left countless faces gaunt, their eyes hollow and their cheeks sunken.
His gaunt appearance was a testament to the hardships he had endured during his perilous journey.
The old woman's gaunt hands trembled as she reached for the bowl of soup.
