| ADJECTIVE | all | hoary, grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, white-haired | showing characteristics / characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair |
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| all | hoary, rusty | ancient | |
| all | hoary, canescent | covered with fine whitish hairs or down |
| Sounds | hhao'riy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | showing characteristics / characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "nodded his hoary head" | |
| Synonyms | grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, white-haired | |
| Broader | old | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age |
| Spanish | cano, canoso, gris | |
| Catalan | canós, canut, gris | |
| Nouns | hoariness | great age (especially grey or white with age) |
| hoariness | a silvery-white color | |
| Meaning | ancient. | |
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| Example | "hoary jokes" | |
| Synonym | rusty | |
| Broader | old | Of long duration |
| Spanish | viejo | |
| Catalan | vell | |
| Meaning | Covered with fine whitish hairs or down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | canescent | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | hairy, haired, hirsute | Having or covered with hair |
| Spanish | cano, canoso | |
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