Hoary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

ancient

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiəfɹɒm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiəfɹɒm/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːɹi/.

Examples

whose beard with age is hoar
nodded his hoary head
hoary jokes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gray grizzly gray-headed grey-headed hoar canescent rusty white-haired gray-haired grey grey-haired

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; -Coleridge “whose beard with age is hoar”
adjective	ancient “hoary jokes”
adjective	covered with fine whitish hairs or down

Word Forms

grizzle	noun	a grey wig
hoariness	noun	a silvery-white color

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grau

Altersmerkmale aufweisen, insbesondere graues oder weißes Haar; -Coleridge

🇫🇷French

chenu

présentant des caractéristiques d'âge, notamment des cheveux gris ou blancs ; -Coleridge

🇪🇸Spanish

canoso

mostrar características propias de la edad, especialmente tener cabello gris o blanco; -Coleridge

🇮🇹Italian

canuto

mostrare caratteristiche dell'età, in particolare avere capelli grigi o bianchi; -Coleridge

🇳🇱Dutch

grijs

kenmerken van leeftijd vertonen, vooral als je grijs of wit haar hebt; - Coleridge

🇵🇹Portuguese

velho

apresentar características de idade, principalmente ter cabelos grisalhos ou brancos; -Coleridge

🇷🇺Russian

седой

проявляющие возрастные особенности, особенно имеющие седые или белые волосы; -Кольридж

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सफ़ेद

उम्र की विशेषताएं दिखाना, विशेष रूप से भूरे या सफेद बाल होना; -कोलरिज

🇮🇳Tamil

கொந்தளிப்பான

வயதின் சிறப்பியல்புகளைக் காட்டுகிறது, குறிப்பாக சாம்பல் அல்லது வெள்ளை முடி கொண்டவை; - கோல்ரிட்ஜ்

🇮🇳Telugu

హోరీ

వయస్సు లక్షణాలను చూపడం, ముఖ్యంగా బూడిద లేదా తెల్లటి జుట్టు కలిగి ఉండటం; -కోలెరిడ్జ్

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોરી

ઉંમરની લાક્ષણિકતાઓ દર્શાવે છે, ખાસ કરીને રાખોડી અથવા સફેદ વાળ; -કોલેરીજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ

ವಯಸ್ಸಿನ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬೂದು ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಳಿ ಕೂದಲು; - ಕೋಲ್ರಿಡ್ಜ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോറി

പ്രായത്തിൻ്റെ സവിശേഷതകൾ കാണിക്കുന്നു, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് നരച്ചതോ വെളുത്തതോ ആയ മുടിയുള്ളത്; -കോൾറിഡ്ജ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苍老

表现出年龄特征，尤其是头发花白或花白； ——柯勒律治

🇯🇵Japanese

枯れた

年齢の特徴、特に白髪または白髪を示す。 -コールリッジ

🇰🇷Korean

하얗게 된

특히 회색 또는 백발의 연령 특성을 나타냅니다. -콜리지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khàn giọng

có đặc điểm về tuổi tác, đặc biệt là tóc bạc hoặc trắng; -Coleridge

🇹🇭Thai

หวาดผวา

แสดงลักษณะของวัยโดยเฉพาะผมหงอกหรือขาว -โคเลอริดจ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tua

menunjukkan ciri-ciri usia, terutama berambut abu-abu atau putih; -Coleridge

🇵🇭Filipino

maputi na

pagpapakita ng mga katangian ng edad, lalo na ang pagkakaroon ng kulay abo o puting buhok; -Coleridge

🇲🇾Malay

beruban

menunjukkan ciri-ciri umur, terutamanya mempunyai rambut kelabu atau putih; -Coleridge

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اشيب

إظهار خصائص العمر، وخاصة الشعر الرمادي أو الأبيض؛ -كولريدج

🇮🇷Persian

هوس انگیز

نشان دادن ویژگی های سن، به ویژه داشتن موهای خاکستری یا سفید. -کولریج

🇹🇷Turkish

ağarmış

yaşın özelliklerini gösteren, özellikle gri veya beyaz saçlı; -Coleridge

🇮🇱Hebrew

צרורה

מראה מאפייני גיל, במיוחד בעל שיער אפור או לבן; -קולרידג'

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The primary meaning of 'hoary' is 'showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; -Coleridge'.

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Using 'hoary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'hoary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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