Definitions for gaunt
gɔnt, gɑntgaunt

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wastedadjective

   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(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gauntadjective

   lean, angular and bony

   Etymology: Perhaps from a Scandinavian source, compare Old Norse gandr (Danish gand/gan, Norwegian bokmål gand)

2. gauntadjective

   haggard, drawn and emaciated

   Etymology: Perhaps from a Scandinavian source, compare Old Norse gandr (Danish gand/gan, Norwegian bokmål gand)

3. gauntadjective

   bleak, barren and desolate

   Etymology: Perhaps from a Scandinavian source, compare Old Norse gandr (Danish gand/gan, Norwegian bokmål gand)

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gauntadjective

   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.]

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1. 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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gaunt in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gaunt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of gaunt in a Sentence

1. Los Angeles:

   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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