gauntness

gauntness
noun see gaunt

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • boniness — noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) • Syn: ↑bonyness, ↑emaciation, ↑gauntness, ↑maceration • Derivationally related forms: ↑macerate (for: ↑maceration), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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