Leanness
31scantiness — noun the quality of being meager an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes George Eliot • Syn: ↑meagerness, ↑meagreness, ↑leanness, ↑poorness, ↑scantness, ↑exiguity • Derivationally related fo …
32scantness — noun the quality of being meager an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes George Eliot • Syn: ↑meagerness, ↑meagreness, ↑leanness, ↑poorness, ↑scantiness, ↑exiguity • Derivationally related …
33skinniness — noun the bodily property of lacking flesh • Syn: ↑scrawniness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrawny (for: ↑scrawniness), ↑skinny • Hypernyms: ↑leanness, ↑ …
34Emaciate — E*ma ci*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emaciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emaciating}.] [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies leanness, akin to macer lean. See {Meager}.] To lose flesh gradually and… …
35Emaciated — Emaciate E*ma ci*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emaciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emaciating}.] [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies leanness, akin to macer lean. See {Meager}.] To lose flesh… …
36Emaciating — Emaciate E*ma ci*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emaciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emaciating}.] [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies leanness, akin to macer lean. See {Meager}.] To lose flesh… …
37Emaciation — E*ma ci*a tion, n. [Cf. F. [ e]maciation.] 1. The act of making very lean. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition. [1913 Webster] …
38Macilency — Mac i*len*cy, n. [See {Macilent}.] Leanness. [Obs.] Sandys. [1913 Webster] …
39Macilent — Mac i*lent, a. [L. macilentus, fr. macies leanness, macere to be lean.] Lean; thin. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …
40Meagerness — Mea ger*ness, Meagreness Mea gre*ness, n. The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness. Syn: meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity. [1913 Webster] …