emaciation

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈmā-shē-ˌāt\
- /ɪˈmeɪ.si.eɪ.tɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈmā-shē-ˌāt\

Definitions of emaciation word

noun emaciation The state of being abnormally thin or weak. 1
noun emaciation extreme thinness 1

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Parts of speech for Emaciation

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adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Emaciation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for emaciation

noun emaciation

thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
skinnier — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
gauntness — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
scrawny — excessively thin; lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny neck.
scraggily — lean or thin; scrawny.

All 19 Synonyms of emaciation

Antonyms for emaciation

noun emaciation

plumpness — well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat.

Just one Antonym for emaciation

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