Haggard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; ; ; ; - Charles Dickens

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæɡɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɡəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɡəd/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæɡɚd/.

Examples

looking careworn as she bent over her mending
her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness
that raddled but still noble face

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bony cadaverous raddled worn wasted emaciated pinched drawn careworn Sir Henry Rider Haggard gaunt skeletal Rider Haggard

Parts of Speech

noun	British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
adjective	showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; ; ; ; - Charles Dickens “looking careworn as she bent over her mending”
adjective	very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold “emaciated bony hands”

Word Forms

boniness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
bonyness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
gauntness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstört

Britischer Schriftsteller, bekannt für romantische Abenteuerromane (1856-1925)

🇫🇷French

hâve

Écrivain britannique connu pour ses romans d'aventures romantiques (1856-1925)

🇪🇸Spanish

demacrado

Escritor británico destacado por sus novelas románticas de aventuras (1856-1925)

🇮🇹Italian

smunto

Scrittore britannico noto per i romanzi romantici d'avventura (1856-1925)

🇳🇱Dutch

verwilderd

Britse schrijver bekend om romantische avonturenromans (1856-1925)

🇵🇹Portuguese

abatido

Escritor britânico conhecido por romances de aventura romântica (1856-1925)

🇷🇺Russian

изможденный

Британский писатель, известный романтически-приключенческими романами (1856–1925).

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जंगली

रोमांटिक साहसिक उपन्यासों के लिए विख्यात ब्रिटिश लेखक (1856-1925)

🇧🇩Bengali

হট্টগোল

ব্রিটিশ লেখক রোমান্টিক অ্যাডভেঞ্চার উপন্যাসের জন্য বিখ্যাত (1856-1925)

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

பிரிட்டிஷ் எழுத்தாளர் காதல் சாகச நாவல்களுக்குப் பெயர் பெற்றவர் (1856-1925)

🇮🇳Telugu

విపరీతమైన

రొమాంటిక్ అడ్వెంచర్ నవలలకు ప్రసిద్ధి చెందిన బ్రిటిష్ రచయిత (1856-1925)

🇮🇳Marathi

हागणदारी

रोमँटिक साहसी कादंबऱ्यांसाठी प्रसिद्ध ब्रिटिश लेखक (1856-1925)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આડેધડ

રોમેન્ટિક સાહસિક નવલકથાઓ (1856-1925) માટે જાણીતા બ્રિટિશ લેખક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಗ್ಗದ

ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್ ಬರಹಗಾರ ಪ್ರಣಯ ಸಾಹಸ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳಿಗೆ (1856-1925)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാഗാർഡ്

റൊമാൻ്റിക് സാഹസിക നോവലുകൾക്ക് ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് എഴുത്തുകാരൻ (1856-1925)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਗਡ

ਰੋਮਾਂਟਿਕ ਸਾਹਸੀ ਨਾਵਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਲੇਖਕ (1856-1925)

🇵🇰Urdu

بدمعاش

رومانوی ایڈونچر ناولوں کے لیے مشہور برطانوی مصنف (1856-1925)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枯槁

以浪漫冒险小说而闻名的英国作家（1856-1925）

🇯🇵Japanese

やつれた

ロマンチックな冒険小説で有名な英国の作家 (1856-1925)

🇰🇷Korean

매서운

낭만적인 모험 소설로 유명한 영국 작가(1856~1925)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xanh xao

Nhà văn người Anh nổi tiếng với tiểu thuyết phiêu lưu lãng mạn (1856-1925)

🇹🇭Thai

ซีดเซียว

นักเขียนชาวอังกฤษมีชื่อเสียงจากนวนิยายแนวผจญภัยโรแมนติก (1856-1925)

🇮🇩Indonesian

cekung

Penulis Inggris terkenal karena novel petualangan romantis (1856-1925)

🇲🇾Malay

lesu

Penulis British terkenal dengan novel pengembaraan romantis (1856-1925)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منهك

كاتب بريطاني مشهور بروايات المغامرات الرومانسية (1856-1925)

🇮🇷Persian

مضطرب

نویسنده بریتانیایی به خاطر رمان‌های ماجراجویی عاشقانه (1856-1925)

🇹🇷Turkish

bitkin

Romantik macera romanlarıyla ünlü İngiliz yazar (1856-1925)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּחוּשׁ

סופר בריטי ידוע ברומני הרפתקאות רומנטיים (1856-1925)

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