What does gaunt mean?
Definitions for gaunt
gɔnt, gɑntgaunt
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Princeton's WordNet
bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted(adj)
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
"emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
Wiktionary
gaunt(Adjective)
lean, angular and bony
Etymology: Perhaps from a Scandinavian source, compare Old Norse gandr (Danish gand/gan, Norwegian bokmål gand)
gaunt(Adjective)
haggard, drawn and emaciated
Etymology: Perhaps from a Scandinavian source, compare Old Norse gandr (Danish gand/gan, Norwegian bokmål gand)
gaunt(Adjective)
bleak, barren and desolate
Etymology: Perhaps from a Scandinavian source, compare Old Norse gandr (Danish gand/gan, Norwegian bokmål gand)
Webster Dictionary
Gaunt(adj)
attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim
Etymology: [Cf. Norw. gand a thin pointed stick, a tall and thin man, and W. gwan weak.]
Freebase
Gaunt
Gaunt was a pop punk band formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1991. The original lineup formed from the ashes of the short-lived and punkadelic Black Juju, and consisted of guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Jerry Wick, bassist Eric Barth and drummer Jeff Regensburger. Jim Weber soon joined on second guitar only to leave just as quickly, and following his departure guitarist/songwriter Jovan Karcic joined. Barth and Regensburger would also later leave and be replaced by a series of successors including Bret Lewis and Brett Falcon on bass, and Nick Youngblood and Sam Brown on drums.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gaunt
gänt, adj. thin: of a pinched appearance: causing emaciation.—adv. Gaunt′ly.—n. Gaunt′ness. [Skeat compares Norw. gand, pointed stick, and Sw. prov. gank, a lean horse.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gaunt in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gaunt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of gaunt in a Sentence
I saw a very gaunt, frail-looking child, who at that time to me looked like a 5-, 6- or 7-year-old boy.
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