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What is the definition of word gaunt?

Gaunt means extremely thin and bony, especially from hunger or illness.

Other definitions of gaunt:

* (of a place) desolate and barren

* (of a person's face) thin and drawn, as if from worry or exhaustion

Examples:

* The prisoners were gaunt and weak from lack of food.

* The landscape was gaunt and desolate, with no sign of life.

* Her face was gaunt and her eyes were hollowed.

Synonyms:

* Emaciated

* Haggard

* Scrawny

* Skeletal

* Thin

* Wasted

Antonyms:

* Plump

* Fat

* Healthy

* Robust

* Well-fed

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