gaunt
/ɡɔːnt/adjective
उच्चारण गॉन्ट
दुबला-पतला, कृश, हड्डियों का ढाँचा
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(of a person) very thin, usually because of illness, not having enough food or worry
दुबला-पतला, कृश, हड्डियों का ढाँचा
- his gaunt face after the illness
- The long illness left him looking gaunt and weak.
- The old man looked gaunt after weeks without proper food.
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- Her gaunt face showed how worried she was.
- The prisoner returned home thin and gaunt.
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literary
(of a building or place) very plain and unattractive
(इमारत) उजाड़, वीरान
- a gaunt old fort
- The gaunt walls of the abandoned factory stood against the grey sky.
- The gaunt tower stood alone on the hill.
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- The gaunt buildings of the mill looked sad in the rain.
- A gaunt house at the edge of the village remained empty for years.
Synonyms bleak bare desolate stark grim
Opposite attractive inviting
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Gaunt, with -au- (not 'gawnt').
Gaunt, -au- के साथ ('gawnt' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart gaunt (very thin) and taunt (mock).
Gaunt (बहुत दुबला) और taunt (उपहास करना) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the very-thin words together: gaunt (thin and tired-looking), emaciated (extremely thin from illness or hunger), haggard (tired and worried-looking), skeletal, scrawny (thin and weak).
बहुत दुबलेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: gaunt (दुबला और थका दिखने वाला), emaciated (बीमारी या भूख से अत्यंत दुबला), haggard (थका और चिंतित दिखने वाला), skeletal, scrawny (दुबला और कमज़ोर)।