hoary Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- current
- contemporary
- novel
- vernal
- vernal
- contemporary
- latest
- novel
- present-day
- present-day
- current
- latest
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- antiquated
- hoar
- mediaeval
- antediluvian
- archaic
- prehistoric
- age-old
- immemorial
- prehistorical
- traditional
- aged
Weak:
- time-honored
- old-fashioned
- moldy
- lasting
- vintage
- aging
- timeworn
- obsolete
- dateless
- mature
- old-world
- durable
- permanent
- tried-and-true
- time-tested
- pass-
- old-time
- geriatric
- timeless
- outmoded
- primordial
- archaistic
- classic
- primeval
- dated
- noachian
- enduring
- ageless
- retro
- fusty
- classical
- out-of-date
- ageing
- long-lived
Meaning of hoary
hoary (s)
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
ancient
covered with fine whitish hairs or down
hoary (a.)
White or whitish.
White or gray with age; hoar; as, hoary hairs.
remote in time past; as, hoary antiquity.
Moldy; mossy; musty.
Of a pale silvery gray.
Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs; canescent.
hoary Sentence Examples
- The hoary patriarch shared tales of yore with his young grandchildren.
- The ancient oak tree stood tall and hoary, its gnarled branches reaching towards the sky.
- The winter's hoary grip held the land in its icy embrace.
- The scholar's hoary wisdom illuminated the darkest academic texts.
- The librarian's hoary hair attested to years of dedicated service.
- The hoary mist swirled through the valley, obscuring the path ahead.
- The hoary-headed elder advised the villagers on matters of great importance.
- The hoary walls of the castle whispered secrets of long-forgotten battles.
- The hoary traveler carried the weight of countless adventures on his weathered face.
- The hoary whale breached the ocean's surface, sending a spray of water into the air.
FAQs About the word hoary
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair, ancient, covered with fine whitish hairs or downWhite or whitish., White or gray with age;
antique, medieval, old,ancient, venerable, antiquated, hoar, mediaeval, antediluvian, archaic
recent, recent, youthful, modern,modern, new, youthful, young, new, fresh
The hoary patriarch shared tales of yore with his young grandchildren.
The ancient oak tree stood tall and hoary, its gnarled branches reaching towards the sky.
The winter's hoary grip held the land in its icy embrace.
The scholar's hoary wisdom illuminated the darkest academic texts.
