Hoar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; -Coleridge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/həɹˈɛdɪtiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/həɹˈɛdɪtiz/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɔːɹ/.

Examples

whose beard with age is hoar
nodded his hoary head

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gray grizzly hoary gray-headed grey-headed white-haired gray-haired grey frost hoarfrost rime grey-haired

Parts of Speech

noun	ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
adjective	showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; -Coleridge “whose beard with age is hoar”

Word Forms

frosty	adjective	covered with frost; ; -Wm.Faulkner
frost	verb	cover with frost
grizzle	noun	a grey wig
hoariness	noun	a silvery-white color

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reif

Eiskristalle, die einen weißen Belag bilden (insbesondere auf Gegenständen im Freien)

🇫🇷French

givre

cristaux de glace formant un dépôt blanc (surtout sur les objets extérieurs)

🇪🇸Spanish

canoso

cristales de hielo que forman un depósito blanco (especialmente en objetos exteriores)

🇮🇹Italian

brivido

cristalli di ghiaccio che formano un deposito bianco (soprattutto sugli oggetti esterni)

🇵🇹Portuguese

rouco

cristais de gelo formando um depósito branco (especialmente em objetos externos)

🇷🇺Russian

иней

кристаллы льда, образующие белый налет (особенно на предметах снаружи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निहार

बर्फ के क्रिस्टल एक सफेद जमाव बनाते हैं (विशेषकर बाहर की वस्तुओं पर)

🇮🇳Tamil

துருவல்

பனி படிகங்கள் ஒரு வெள்ளை வைப்பு (குறிப்பாக வெளியில் உள்ள பொருட்களின் மீது)

🇮🇳Telugu

హోరు

మంచు స్ఫటికాలు తెల్లటి నిక్షేపాన్ని ఏర్పరుస్తాయి (ముఖ్యంగా బయటి వస్తువులపై)

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्कश

बर्फाचे स्फटिक पांढरे ठेव तयार करतात (विशेषत: बाहेरील वस्तूंवर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્કશ

બરફના સ્ફટિકો સફેદ થાપણ બનાવે છે (ખાસ કરીને બહારની વસ્તુઓ પર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೋರ್

ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆಯ ಹರಳುಗಳು ಬಿಳಿ ನಿಕ್ಷೇಪವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತವೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹೊರಗಿನ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോർ

ഐസ് പരലുകൾ ഒരു വെളുത്ത നിക്ഷേപം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പുറത്തുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളിൽ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شور

برف کے کرسٹل ایک سفید ذخائر بناتے ہیں (خاص طور پر باہر کی چیزوں پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灰白色

冰晶形成白色沉积物（尤其是在室外物体上）

🇯🇵Japanese

嗄れる

白い堆積物を形成する氷の結晶（特に屋外の物体）

🇰🇷Korean

흰 서리

흰색 침전물을 형성하는 얼음 결정(특히 외부 물체에)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tích trữ

tinh thể băng tạo thành cặn trắng (đặc biệt là trên các vật thể bên ngoài)

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงแหบ

ผลึกน้ำแข็งก่อตัวเป็นคราบสีขาว (โดยเฉพาะกับวัตถุภายนอก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

uban

kristal es membentuk endapan putih (terutama pada benda di luar)

🇵🇭Filipino

paos

mga kristal ng yelo na bumubuo ng puting deposito (lalo na sa mga bagay sa labas)

🇲🇾Malay

serak

kristal ais membentuk endapan putih (terutama pada objek di luar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أشيب

تشكل بلورات ثلجية رواسب بيضاء (خاصة على الأجسام الموجودة بالخارج)

🇮🇷Persian

خشن

کریستال های یخ که یک رسوب سفید را تشکیل می دهند (به ویژه بر روی اجسام بیرون)

🇹🇷Turkish

kırağı

beyaz bir tabaka oluşturan buz kristalleri (özellikle dışarıdaki nesnelerin üzerinde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צומח

גבישי קרח היוצרים משקע לבן (במיוחד על עצמים בחוץ)

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