Definizione monolingua

gaunt

gaunt (comparative gaunter, superlative gauntest)

1. lean, angular, and bony
   • 1894, Joseph Jacobs, chapter 1, The Fables of Aesop^[1]:

     A gaunt Wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a House-dog who was passing by.

2. haggard, drawn, and emaciated
   • 1917, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 5, His Last Bow^[2]:

     In the dim light of a foggy November day the sick room was a gloomy spot, but it was that gaunt, wasted face staring at me from the bed which sent a chill to my heart.

3. bleak, barren, and desolate
   • 1908, William Hope Hodgson, chapter 14, The House on the Borderland^[3]:

     Behind me, rose up, to an extraordinary height, gaunt, black cliffs.

Definizione dizionario gaunt

magro

afflitto

triste

arido

brusco

buio

desolato

macilento

oscuro

rude

scarno

scuro

sgradevole

sottile

sparuto

spiacevole

tenebroso

Altri significati:

lean, angular and bony

haggard, drawn, and emaciated

haggard, drawn and emaciated

lean, angular, and bony

bleak, barren, and desolate