English Explanatory Dictionary

haar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Thick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and Scotland.
  2. A wind, especially one from the east, which blows in this fog.
name
  1. A municipality near Munich, Germany.

Pronunciation

/hɑː(ɹ)/ /hɑɹ/ en-us-haar.ogg

Word forms

haar haars harr har

Etymology

Attested since the late 17th century, alongside Scots haar (“cold easterly wind; misty wind; cold fog or mist”). Perhaps ultimately from Middle Dutch hare (“cold wind”) or a related Low German word; compare Dutch harig (“windy; foggy, misty”), Saterland Frisian harig (“misty”). Alternatively, perhaps simply a northern English or Scottish variant of hoar, or a borrowing of Old Norse hárr (“hoary”).

Related words

Frank-ter Haar syndrome Haar matrix Haar sequence Haar system Haar transform Haar wavelet ter Haar syndrome

Derived words

haary
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