cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
(adjective) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; “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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gaunt (comparative gaunter, superlative gauntest)
lean, angular, and bony
haggard, drawn, and emaciated
bleak, barren, and desolate
• scraggy, scrawny, skinny
• Tunga, untag
Gaunt (plural Gaunts)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaunt is the 11993rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2604 individuals. Gaunt is most common among White (91.28%) individuals.
• Tunga, untag
Source: Wiktionary
Gaunt, a. Etym: [Cf. Norw. gand a thin pointed stick, a tall and thin man, and W. gwan weak.]
Definition: Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim. "The gaunt mastiff." Pope. A mysterious but visible pestilence, striding gaunt and fleshless across our land. Nichols.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
