gauntness

Definitions

The quality or state of being lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

The appearance of being excessively thin and angular.

Examples

The prolonged illness had left a visible gauntness in his face that worried his family.

Despite the gauntness of his frame, he possessed a surprising amount of strength and endurance.

Synonyms

emaciation leanness thinness haggardness skeletal appearance bony frame gaunt look

Antonyms

plumpness chubbiness obesity corpulence fullness heftiness portliness