EMACIATION Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word emaciation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EMACIATION
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gauntness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||||||||
frailty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) • moral weakness | ||||||||
malnourishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • not having enough food to develop or function normally | ||||||||
malnutrition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods | ||||||||
scrawniness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the bodily property of lacking flesh • the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality | ||||||||
skinniness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the bodily property of lacking flesh | ||||||||
thinness | nounn | |||||||
noun • relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width • the property of having little body fat • the property of being very narrow or thin • the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness • a consistency of low viscosity • The property of lacking substance or strength. | ||||||||
undernourishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • not having enough food to develop or function normally | ||||||||
wasting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||||||||
haggardness | nounn | |||||||
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boniness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||||||||
bonyness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||||||||
maceration | nounn | |||||||
noun • softening due to soaking or steeping • extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) |