boney

English Thesaurus

1. having bones especially many or prominent bones (adj.all)

similar	:	bone,
definition	:	consisting of or made up of bone (adj.all)

similar	:	boned,
definition	:	having bones as specified (adj.all)

similar	:	bonelike,
definition	:	resembling bone (adj.all)

similar	:	strong-boned,
definition	:	having strong bones (adj.all)

2. being very thin (adj.all)

similar	:	lean, thin,
definition	:	lacking excess flesh (adj.all)

3. having bones especially many or prominent bones (adj.all)

antonym	:	boneless,
definition	:	being without a bone or bones (adj.all)

derivation	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)

4. being very thin (adj.all)

derivation	:	scrawniness, skinniness,
definition	:	the bodily property of lacking flesh (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration,
definition	:	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	scrag, skin and bones, thin person,
definition	:	a person who is unusually thin and scrawny (noun.person)

5. having bones especially many or prominent bones (adj.all)

antonym	:	boneless,
definition	:	being without a bone or bones (adj.all)

derivation	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)

6. being very thin (adj.all)

derivation	:	scrawniness, skinniness,
definition	:	the bodily property of lacking flesh (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration,
definition	:	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	scrag, skin and bones, thin person,
definition	:	a person who is unusually thin and scrawny (noun.person)