Gaunt
Gaunt adjective - Suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease.
Sound
Sound adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.
Usage example: the horse is getting along in years, but still perfectly sound
Both words in one sentence
- Inverted with Feygor, one of Gaunt's Ghosts, who (thanks to reconstructive surgery involving an augmetic voicebox) can't not sound sarcastic.
Source: Cannot Convey Sarcasm - Owing to their vaguely Scottish roots, Gaunt's Ghosts would often march to battle to the sound of space-bagpipes.
Source: Song of Courage - In Dan Abnett's Gaunt's Ghosts novel Traitor General, Landerson recognizes the sound and tells Gaunt that the dogs the Chaos forces are using have their scent.
Source: They Have the Scent
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Sound and Gaunt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gaunt/sound
Gaunt & Sound. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gaunt/sound>.
Sound or Gaunt. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gaunt/sound.
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