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EMACIATION Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word emaciation. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word emaciation. (close relations)
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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
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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)

Best Hypernyms For EMACIATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for emaciation, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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cachexia leanness malnourishment malnutrition spareness starvation thinness undernourishment wasting

Alternatives for GAUNTNESS

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