- Hoariness
- Hoariness \Hoar"i*ness\, n. [From {Hoary}.] The state of being hoary. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hoariness
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hoariness — hoary ► ADJECTIVE (hoarier, hoariest) 1) greyish white. 2) having grey hair; aged. 3) old and trite. DERIVATIVES hoarily adverb hoariness noun … English terms dictionary
hoariness — noun see hoary … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoariness — See hoarily. * * * … Universalium
hoariness — noun The characteristic of being hoary … Wiktionary
hoariness — n. old age; grayness … English contemporary dictionary
hoariness — hoar·i·ness … English syllables
hoariness — noun 1. a silvery white color • Syn: ↑frostiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑hoary • Hypernyms: ↑white, ↑whiteness 2. great age (especially grey or white with age) … Useful english dictionary
frostiness — noun 1. coldness as evidenced by frost • Derivationally related forms: ↑frosty • Hypernyms: ↑coldness, ↑cold, ↑low temperature, ↑frigidity, ↑frigidness 2. a silvery white color … Useful english dictionary
Hoar — Hoar, n. Hoariness; antiquity. [R.] [1913 Webster] Covered with the awful hoar of innumerable ages. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hoary — adjective (hoarier; est) Date: 1530 1. gray or white with or as if with age 2. extremely old ; ancient < hoary legends > • hoariness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
