Gauntness

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being gaunt. countable, uncountable

    "The curtains of his office are still closed, but a soft, warm light filters past the bodyguards and into the room. It drapes his face, smooths the sharp lines of his new gauntness."

  2. 2
    extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) wordnet

Synonyms

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boninessbonynessbonynessemaciationlantern jawsmaceration

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"The curtains of his office are still closed, but a soft, warm light filters past the bodyguards and into the room. It drapes his face, smooths the sharp lines of his new gauntness."

Etymology

From gaunt + -ness.

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