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Meaning of hoary

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hoary

Pronunciation:/hɔː.ɹi//hɔɹ.i/

adjective

Definitions

  1. White, whitish, or greyish-white.

  2. White or grey with age.

    Example: The old man bowed his hoary head in acquiescence.

  3. Of a pale silvery grey.

  4. Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs; canescent.