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gaunt

adjective (gaunt, gaunter, gauntest)

«gaunt» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Gaunt means very thin, with a bony, hungry look, often from illness or hunger. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a hungry beggar or a grim, bony face looks gaunt

Examples

  • After the long winter she looked pale and gaunt. tree →
  • The old beggar was gaunt and grey. tree →
  • His gaunt face frightened the children. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Job describes the outcasts of society, starving and wasting away. The book is read as a study of the suffering of the innocent and the limits of human understanding. In the primary lessons: in stories, a hungry beggar or a grim, bony face looks gaunt

Examples

  • They are gaunt with want and famine; they gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation. (Writings JOB.30.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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