Synonyms & related words for emaciation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of emaciation. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to emaciation

Explore words related to emaciation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include gauntness, boniness, haggardness, emaciate, tabescent, malnourishment, inanition, leanness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does emaciation come from?

The word emaciation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root maci-, from Latin macies (“leanness”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.