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- [gawnt]
- /gɔnt/
- /ɡɔːnt/
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- [gawnt]
- /gɔnt/
Definitions of gaunt word
- adjective gaunt extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. 1
- adjective gaunt bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape. 1
- noun gaunt John of, John of Gaunt. 1
- noun gaunt (of a person) Lean and haggard, esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age. 1
- adjective gaunt person: thin, haggard 1
- adjective gaunt landscape: bleak 1
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Origin of gaunt
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English, probably < Old French gaunet, jaunet yellowish, derivative of gaune, jaune yellow < Latin galbinus greenish-yellow
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Parts of speech for Gaunt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gaunt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gaunt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gaunt
adj gaunt
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- forlorn — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- anorexic — If someone is anorexic, they are suffering from anorexia and so are very thin.
- thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- grim — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
Antonyms for gaunt
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