emaciato — meaning in English
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English meaning
- emaciated adjective Extremely thin and weak, usually from starvation or serious illness.
- gaunt adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
- haggard adjective Looking tired, worn out, or unwell, often from stress, illness, or lack of sleep.
- scrawny adj Unattractively thin, often to the point of looking undernourished.
- skinny adj Very thin, often used with a slightly negative or critical tone.
- thin adj Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.
Senses
emaciato is used for these senses in English:
- emaciated Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
- gaunt Angular, bony, and lean.
- haggard Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
- scrawny Thin, malnourished, and weak.
- skin and bones A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.
- skinny (informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
- thin Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
gaunt — full definition
- adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
- adj Bleak, bare, or desolate, describing a place or a mood rather than a person.