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gaunt

Letters that make gaunt

a, g, n, t, u are letters that make 'gaunt'

Words within gaunt

NT, UN, AU, aunt, Ga, Au, GA are words within 'gaunt'

gaunt is a 5 letter word starting with g
gaunt is a 5 letter word ending with t

1 possible definitions for 'gaunt'

Gaunt as "very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold"

Under this definition, gaunt is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bony, wasted, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal have the same meaning as 'gaunt'

Derivatives of gaunt

bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration are derivatives of 'gaunt'.

Similar to gaunt

thin, lean are similar to 'gaunt'.

Example of gaunt used within this context

"emaciated bony hands", "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys", "eyes were haggard and cavernous", "small pinched faces", "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"