Gauntness (Noun)
Meaning
Extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease).
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- Her gauntness was evident as the old photograph revealed a vibrant person in contrast to the frail being standing before us.
- Malnutrition left an undeniable mark on the refugees, as many of them showed extreme gauntness from lack of adequate nutrition.
- Their child's sudden gauntness led the worried parents to the pediatrician's office in search of a solution.
- Chronic illness can have various manifestations on a person, such as exhaustion and a growing gauntness over time.
- Visiting areas stricken by famine brought us face-to-face with scenes of desperate hunger, embodied in the haunting gauntness of local villagers.