maceration vs gauntness

maceration and gauntness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, maceration and gauntness are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of maceration include boniness, bonyness, emaciation.

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