gaunt: Meaning and Definition of

gaunt

Pronunciation: (gônt), [key]
— -er, -est.
  1. extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
  2. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape.

Gaunt

Pronunciation: (gônt, gänt), [key]
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