gaunt

Other forms of gaunt

comparative

gaunter·

superlative

gauntest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gaunt

What does gaunt mean?

gaunt means "very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold".

How many syllables are in gaunt?

gaunt has 1 syllable: gaunt. In IPA it is /ˈɡɔnt/.

What is another word for gaunt?

Close synonyms include cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gaunt a common word?

gaunt is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.