English Explanatory Dictionary

hoar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white or greyish-white colour.
  2. Hoariness; antiquity.
adj
  1. Of a white or greyish-white colour.
  2. Hoarily bearded.
  3. Musty; mouldy; stale.
  4. Figuratively, grey-haired with age.
verb
  1. To become mouldy or musty.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

hô /hɔː/ hôr /hoɹ/ en-ca-whore.ogg hōr /ho(ː)ɹ/ /hoə/

Word forms

hoar hoars hoaring hoared Hoare

Etymology

From Middle English hor, hore, from Old English hār (“hoar, hoary, grey, old”), from Proto-West Germanic *hair, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey, dark”). Cognate with German hehr (“noble, sublime”), Herr (“sir, gentleman”), Scottish Gaelic ciar (“dusky”), and Russian се́рый (séryj, “grey”).

Synonyms

ancientness oldhood agedness frosty

Related words

haar horehound

Derived words

Hoar Cross hoared hoarfrosted hoarfrost hoar frost hoarhead hoarness hoarwithy hoary
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