different between gaunt vs gauntness
gaunt
English
Alternative forms
- gant (dialectal, Scotland)
- gent (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English gawnt, gawnte (“lean, slender”), from Old French [Term?], probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, related to Old Norse gandr (“magic staff, stick”), from Proto-Germanic *gandaz (“stick, staff”), from Proto-Indo-European *g??en- (“to beat, hit, drive”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: gônt, IPA(key): /???nt/
- (some accents) enPR: gänt, IPA(key): /???nt/
- Rhymes: -??nt, -??nt
Adjective
gaunt (comparative gaunter, superlative gauntest)
- lean, angular, and bony
- haggard, drawn, and emaciated
- bleak, barren, and desolate
Synonyms
- scraggy, scrawny, skinny
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “gaunt”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Tunga, untag
Scots
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- gant
Verb
gaunt
- To yawn.
Noun
gaunt (plural gaunts)
- A yawn.
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gauntness
English
Etymology
gaunt +? -ness
Noun
gauntness (countable and uncountable, plural gauntnesses)
- The quality of being gaunt.
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