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hoary
hoar·y H0226000 (hôr′ē)adj. hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est 1. Gray or white with or as if with age.2. Covered with grayish hair or pubescence: hoary leaves.3. So old as to inspire veneration; ancient.
hoar′i·ly adv.hoar′i·ness n.hoary (ˈhɔːrɪ) adj, hoarier or hoariest1. having grey or white hair2. (Colours) white or whitish-grey in colour3. ancient or venerable ˈhoarily adv ˈhoariness nhoar•y (ˈhɔr i, ˈhoʊr i)
adj. hoar•i•er, hoar•i•est. 1. gray or white with age. 2. ancient or venerable: hoary myths. 3. tedious from familiarity; stale: a hoary joke. [1520–30] hoar′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hoary - showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, white-haired, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grayold - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" | | 2. | hoary - ancient; "hoary jokes"rustyold - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" | | 3. | hoary - covered with fine whitish hairs or downcanescentbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismshaired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" |
hoaryadjective1. old, aged, ancient, antique, venerable, antiquated the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable2. white-haired, white, grey, silvery, frosty, grey-haired, grizzled, hoar hoary beardshoaryadjectiveBelonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, old, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable.Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills.TranslationsIdiomsSeean old chestnuthoary
hoary white or whitish-grey in colour hoary[hȯr·ē] (botany) Having grayish or whitish color, referring to leaves. hoary
Synonyms for hoaryadj oldSynonyms- old
- aged
- ancient
- antique
- venerable
- antiquated
adj white-hairedSynonyms- white-haired
- white
- grey
- silvery
- frosty
- grey-haired
- grizzled
- hoar
Synonyms for hoaryadj belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long pastSynonyms- age-old
- ancient
- antediluvian
- antiquated
- antique
- archaic
- old
- olden
- old-time
- timeworn
- venerable
Synonyms for hoaryadj showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hairSynonyms- grey-haired
- grey-headed
- grizzly
- hoar
- white-haired
- gray-haired
- gray-headed
- grey
- gray
Related Wordsadj ancientSynonymsRelated Wordsadj covered with fine whitish hairs or downSynonymsRelated Words- biological science
- biology
- haired
- hairy
- hirsute
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