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skin and bones

skin and bone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skin and bohn]
    • /skɪn ænd boʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skin and bohn]
    • /skɪn ænd boʊn/

Definition of skin and bones words

  • noun skin and bones a condition or state of extreme thinness, usually the result of malnutrition; emaciation: Anorexia had reduced her to skin and bones. 1
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Origin of skin and bones

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Skin and bones

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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skin and bones popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for skin and bones

adj skin and bones

  • anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
  • atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
  • beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
  • broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
  • cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.

adjective skin and bones

  • attenuate — To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
  • attenuated — An attenuated object is unusually long and thin.
  • beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
  • exsanguinous — Alternative form of exsanguious.
All 12 Synonyms of skin and bones

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