gaunt

• Beschreibt eine Person, die sehr dünn und knochig ist, oft infolge von Hunger, Krankheit oder Alter.

Describes a person who is very thin and bony, often as a result of hunger, illness, or age.

1. Very thin and bonyB2formal

   Extremely thin and bony, often due to hunger, illness, or age.

   Abgemagert und knochig

   • After weeks without food, the prisoner looked gaunt.
   • Her gaunt face showed the toll of the illness.
   • The gaunt figure stood silently in the doorway.

   Synonymebonycadaverousemaciatedhaggardscrawnyskeletalwasted

   Antonymechubbycorpulentfatfleshyfullobeseplumpportlyrotundstout

2. Bleak or desolateC1formal

   Describing a place or landscape that is bare, barren, and grim.

   Trostlos oder öde

   • The gaunt landscape stretched for miles with no sign of life.
   • The abandoned house had a gaunt, eerie appearance.
   • The gaunt hills were covered only in dry grass.

   Synonymebarebarrenbleakdesolateforbiddinggrimharshstark

   Antonymeabundantbountifulfertilegreenlushluxuriantrichverdant