emaciation vs gauntness

emaciation and gauntness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emaciation	Yes	No	No	No
gauntness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, emaciation and gauntness are synonyms defined as:

emaciation and gauntness: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

Other synonyms of emaciation include boniness, bonyness, maceration.

emaciation (noun)	gauntness (noun)
extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)