Meanings
noungauntness (countable and uncountable, plural gauntnesses)
plural gauntnesses
- countableuncountableThe quality of being gaunt.
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.
2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 327
Synonyms & antonyms
nounextreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
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Origin
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APA
gauntness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gauntness
MLA
“gauntness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gauntness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gauntness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gauntness.
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