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gaunt

/ɡɔːnt/

/ɡɔnt/

Translations

gauntadjective

gaunter

Comp.

gauntest

Super.

/ɡɔːnt/

/ɡɔnt/

désoléPour un lieu ou un paysage : vide, morne, austère.

The gaunt landscape stretched out before them, devoid of any signs of life.

Le paysage désolé s’étendait devant eux, sans aucun signe de vie.

émaciéSe dit d’une personne extrêmement maigre, avec des traits osseux.

The gaunt figure of the old man was a stark reminder of the harsh winter.

La silhouette émaciée du vieil homme rappelait cruellement l’hiver rigoureux.

Additional translations

lugubreS’emploie surtout pour une apparence sinistre, sombre ou morne.

décharnéVariante plus expressive, souvent pour insister sur l’aspect osseux ou affaibli.

Synonyms

Antonyms

gauntverb

gaunted

Past Simple

gaunted

Past Participle

gaunting

Gerund

/ɡɔːnt/

/ɡɑːnt/

Archaic/rare verb meaning ‘to become or make thin’

s'émacierEmploi archaïque, intransitif.

After weeks of illness he began to gaunt noticeably.

Après des semaines de maladie, il commença à s’émacier visiblement.

Additional translations

émacierEmploi archaïque, transitif.

Definitions

gauntadjective

Extremely thin and bony, often due to hunger, illness, or suffering.

The gaunt figure of the old man was a stark reminder of the harsh winter.

Bleak, desolate, or grim in appearance.

The gaunt landscape stretched out before them, devoid of any signs of life.

gauntverb

(intransitive, archaic) To become thin or emaciated.

After weeks of illness he began to gaunt noticeably.

(transitive, archaic) To make (someone or something) thin, angular, or haggard.

Years of hardship had gaunted the community.