Gauntness
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) wordnet
Example
More examples"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.