/ Dictionary / Index G gaunt: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: gaunt Pronunciation: (gônt), [key] — -er, -est. extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape. Gaunt Pronunciation: (gônt, gänt), [key] See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: gaunt (Thesaurus) gaumless gauntlet Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language