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Synonyms
gaunt (gônt)

[Middle English, perhaps from Old French gant, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

adjective: gaunt·er, gaunt·est. 

  1. Thin and bony; angular. See synonyms at lean2
  2. Emaciated and haggard; drawn.
  3. Bleak and desolate; barren.

derivatives

gaunt́ly
adverb
gaunt́ness
noun