What is the Latin word for gaunt?

The usual Latin words for “gaunt” are macer, strigōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“gaunt” in Latin

macerlean, skinny, meager; thin, poor strigōsuslean, meagre

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

gaunt

macer: praegrandi macie torridus (Cic., Agrar., 2, 34, extr.) strigosus (lean, sinewy; with no spare flesh): *procerus et macer (tall and lean).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for gaunt?: The usual Latin words for “gaunt” are macer, strigōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.