Macilent
/ˈmæsɪlənt/noun
Extremely thin, lean, or emaciated.
Did you know?Macilent ultimately comes from Latin macer, “thin,” the same root behind emaciate and the less familiar word meager.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mak-
“Possibly “long” or “thin”; this proposed root connects several words for size or slenderness, though the relationship is not fully certain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
macer
“Thin, lean, or emaciated.”
Classical Latin
Latin
macilentus
“Lean, slender, or wasted-looking.”
Late Latin
Latin
macilentus
“Thin or emaciated; the adjective continued in learned and medical vocabulary.”
17th Century
English
macilent
“Extremely lean or emaciated.”
Modern English
English
macilent
“Very thin, gaunt, or wasted; now chiefly literary or rare.”