gauntness

English

Etymology

From gaunt +‎ -ness.

Noun

gauntness (countable and uncountable, plural gauntnesses)

  1. The quality of being gaunt.
    • 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 327:
      The curtains of his office are still closed, but a soft, warm light filters past the bodyguards and into the room. It drapes his face, smooths the sharp lines of his new gauntness.
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