noun
- plural of gauntness; the quality or state of being gaunt (thin, lean, or haggard in appearance)
Usage: typically used as an uncountable noun in singular form; plural form is rare but used when referring to multiple instances or types of gauntness
Examples
- The gauntnesses of the refugees told stories of hardship and deprivation.
- After months of illness, the gauntness of his face was striking.
- The artist captured the gauntness of the old man in her portrait.
- Years of struggle had left their mark in the gauntness of her features.