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gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ adjective1very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry SYN drawn:the old man’s gaunt face2literary a building, mountain etc that is gaunt looks very plain and unpleasant:a gaunt cathedral—gauntness noun [uncountable]THESAURUSpersonthin having little fat on your body: a tall, thin manslim thin in an attractive way: her slim figure | a slim woman in her fifties | Magazines are always full of advice about how to stay slim.slender written thin in an attractive and graceful way – used especially about parts of the body, and used especially about women: her long, slender legs | She is slender, with very fair hair.lean thin and looking healthy and fit: his lean body | He was lean and looked like a runner.skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive: a skinny teenager | Your arms are so skinny!slight written thin and delicate: a small, slight girl with big eyesscrawny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ very thin, small, and weak-looking: a scrawny kid in blue jeansunderweight below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin: He had no appetite and remained underweight.gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry: He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days.emaciated /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtəd, ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd, -si-/ written extremely thin and weak, because you are ill or not getting enough to eat: The tents were filled with emaciated refugees.skeletal written used about someone who is so thin that you can see the shape of their bones: The soldiers were shocked by the skeletal figures of the camp’s prisoners.anorexic used about someone who is extremely thin because they have a mental illness that makes them stop eating: Her daughter is anorexic. | anorexic teenagers

Thin Gaunt Written Illness Slim Lean ɡɔːnt ɡɒːnt