gauntness vs maceration

gauntness and maceration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, gauntness and maceration are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of gauntness include boniness, bonyness, emaciation.

gauntness (noun)	maceration (noun)
extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
	softening due to soaking or steeping