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- [gawnt]
- /gɔnt/
- /ˈɡɔːnt.nəs/
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- [gawnt]
- /gɔnt/
Definitions of gauntness word
- adjective gauntness extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. 1
- adjective gauntness bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape. 1
- noun gauntness The quality of being gaunt. 1
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Origin of gauntness
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 Gauntness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gauntness 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
gauntness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gauntness
noun gauntness
- leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- slenderness — having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- scrawny — excessively thin; lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny neck.
- skinnier — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
Antonyms for gauntness
noun gauntness
- avoirdupois — a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton
- fatness — the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
- solidity — the state, property, or quality of being solid.
- thickness — the state or quality of being thick.
- plumpness — well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat.
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