gauntness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡɔːnt.nəs/ us/ˈɡɑːnt.nəs/
（尤指因患病或饥饿）非常消瘦，憔悴
the quality of being very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger
He was thin to the point of gauntness. 他瘦到了骨瘦如柴的地步。
There was an unusual gauntness about her features. 她的五官有一种不寻常的憔悴感。
See: gaunt
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- The gauntness of his face made him look older.
- She has a gauntness which is probably the product of fitness as much as fatigue.
- There was a strange gauntness to his face.