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gaunt I. \ˈgȯnt, ˈgänt, ˈgȧnt\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic gandur stick, Norwegian dialect gand thin stick 1. of a person a. archaic : desirably or pleasingly slim : of slender form or build b. : thin and angular : attenuated especially by fasting or suffering : lank, haggard 2. : grim and forbidding : barren, desolate < the gaunt leafless trees > < a gaunt heath > Synonyms: see lean II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to make (an individual) gaunt < gaunted and hollow-eyed — Alan LeMay > usually : to train fine (as for a race) III. noun (-s) Etymology: probably alteration of gant, obsolete variant of gannet : great crested grebe IV. chiefly Scotland variant of gant I or of gant II |