gaunt in Latin
gaunt in Latin is macer — gaunt means unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
gaunt in Latin
macer
Angular, bony, and lean.
What does "gaunt" mean?
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adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
"After weeks in the hospital, his face looked gaunt and pale."
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adj Bleak, bare, or desolate, describing a place or a mood rather than a person.
"The gaunt ruins stood silent against the grey sky."
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gaunt in a sentence
- After weeks in the hospital, his face looked gaunt and pale.
- The famine left the villagers gaunt and weak.
- The gaunt ruins stood silent against the grey sky.
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What is "gaunt" in Latin?
"gaunt" in Latin is macer. gaunt means: Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
How do you use "gaunt" in a sentence?
Example: "After weeks in the hospital, his face looked gaunt and pale." In Latin, "gaunt" is macer.
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