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Sadly, for those who are busy sawing off their feet to escape the trap of cliches, every story is chock full of them and sometimes depends on an especially hoary one.
Rafael Yglesias

Meaning of "hoary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOARY

hoary  [ˈhɔːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hoary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hoary in the English dictionary

The first definition of hoary in the dictionary is having grey or white hair. Other definition of hoary is white or whitish-grey in colour. Hoary is also ancient or venerable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOARY


corey
ˈkɔːrɪ
Cori
ˈkɔːrɪ
cory
ˈkɔːrɪ
dory
ˈdɔːrɪ
flory
ˈflɔːrɪ
glory
ˈɡlɔːrɪ
gory
ˈɡɔːrɪ
lory
ˈlɔːrɪ
Maggiore
ˌmædʒɪˈɔːrɪ
Maury
ˈmɔːrɪ
Montessori
ˌmɒntɪˈsɔːrɪ
MORI
ˈmɔːrɪ
nori
ˈnɔːrɪ
pory
ˈpɔːrɪ
roary
ˈrɔːrɪ
rory
ˈrɔːrɪ
storey
ˈstɔːrɪ
story
ˈstɔːrɪ
Tory
ˈtɔːrɪ
two-storey
ˈtuːˈstɔːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOARY

hoar
hoard
hoarder
hoarding
hoarfrost
hoarhead
hoarhound
hoarier
hoariest
hoarily
hoariness
hoarse
hoarsely
hoarsen
hoarseness
hoary cress
hoary marmot
hoary redpoll
hoast
hoastman

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOARY

anniversary
contemporary
diary
dictionary
elementary
February
Gary
Hungary
January
library
Mary
military
necessary
oary
on the contrary
polyzoary
primary
secondary
secretary
zedoary

Synonyms and antonyms of hoary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HOARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hoary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hoary

Translation of «hoary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOARY

Find out the translation of hoary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hoary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hoary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灰白
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

canosa
570 millions of speakers

English

hoary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफ़ेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اشيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

седой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grisalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধূসরাভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chenu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hoary
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ergraut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

使い古された
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노인의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hoary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bạc hoa râm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிழட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağarmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszroniony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сивий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cărunt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σεβάσμιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hoary
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gråhåret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hoary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOARY»

The term «hoary» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.076 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hoary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hoary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hoary

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4 QUOTES WITH «HOARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hoary.
1
Helena Blavatsky
It is, then, by those shadows of the hoary Past and their fantastic silhouettes on the external screen of every religion and philosophy, that we can, by checking them as we go along, and comparing them, trace out finally the body that produced them.
2
James Fallows
The hoary joke in the literary world, based on 'Dreams From My Father,' was that if things had worked out differently for Barack Obama, he could have made it as a writer.
3
Philip Reeve
Moving cities are a fairly hoary old sci-fi trope - I seem to recall they were always cropping up on 'Doctor Who' when I was young, though I may be misremembering.
4
Rafael Yglesias
Sadly, for those who are busy sawing off their feet to escape the trap of cliches, every story is chock full of them and sometimes depends on an especially hoary one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOARY»

Discover the use of hoary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hoary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Secrets of the Hoary Deep: A Personal History of Modern ...
Part history, part memoir, and part cutting-edge science, Secrets of the Hoary Deep is the tale of x-ray astronomy from its infancy through what can only be called its early adulthood.
Riccardo Giacconi, 2010
2
A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
stems diffuse, ascending ; leaves spatulately-linear, clothed with starry pubescence, densely tomentose beneath ; flowers minute ; silicles hoary, with pubescence. \ . H. Native of Podolia. Savranic Adyseton. Fl. May, June. Shrub J foot.
George Don, 1831
3
Mammals of the Eastern United States
MOUSE-EARED BATS, VESPERTILIONIDAE body, giving the animal a pronounced hoary appearance. The short, rounded ears have naked black rims. The throat and wing linings are buffy, and there are whitish wrist and shoulder patches.
John O. Whitaker, William John Hamilton, 1998
4
Noxious Weeds of Australia
Hoary cress now occurs widely throughout much of the cereal growing areas of New South Wales and Victoria, and the northern wheat belt of South Australia. It is also important on alluvial river flats in several vegetable growing areas of New  ...
William Thomas Parsons, Eric George Cuthbertson, 2001
5
An Encyclopædia of Plants: Comprising the Specific ...
revoL at edge brownish green above hoary beneath, Fl. sol. Sep. shining 77 j*9 Young shoots vise with downy hairs, Lvs. se*a. lin. obi. viscid downy beneath, Fl. in term. umb. Sep. villous * j&) Branches hairy rough hoary, Lvs. sess. atten. at ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1841
6
Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East
Gray Comma, and Hoary Comma usually have only the bottom spot or il the top spot is present it is faint. Also note black HW border with yellowish spots. Below, note the bluish- green submarginal band and the comma mark with the thick ...
Jeffrey Glassberg, 1999
7
Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes
Hoary Rosemarymint Poliomintha incana LAMIACEAE [MINT FAMILY] Description The leaves of Hoary Rosemarymint are needlelike, to Vi inch long, and silvery from fine white hairs. The evergreen foliage is fragrant. At maturity the shrub ...
Judy Mielke, 2010
8
Integrated Pest Management for Stone Fruits
K. Hoary cress. JwC. L. Curly dock. on the upper surface. Once young plants reach the 5-leaf stage, they begin to form their extensive root system and are difficult to control. J. The mature bindweed plant (page 215) grows prostrate or upward ...
University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1999
9
The Wild Mammals of Missouri
Observation on parturition and development in the hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus. Journal of Mammalogy 53:61 1-14. Findley, J. S., and C. Jones. 1964. Seasonal distribution of the hoary bat. Journal of Mammalogy 45:461-70. LaVal, R. K., and  ...
Charles Walsh Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz, 2001
10
Annals of Horticulture
This is the Cistus thymifolius (Linnaeus). Heliantliemum tomentosum, Dunal ( tomen- tose Sun Rose). — A small trailing suffruticose evergreen plant, growing a foot high, with ascendent hoary branches, lanceolate oblong leaves, with revolute ...
‎1849

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hoary is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hoary alyssum thrives in dry conditions and alkali soils
Hoary alyssum, considered to be a part of the mustard family, is also known as “hoary false madwort” and “hoary false alyssum.” The weed ... «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
2
Greybeards a wise move for Wallabies - The Daily Telegraph
When it comes to World Cups, the hoary old adage of losing one to win one actually stacks up. Many of the Kiwi side who lost in 2003 and 2007 ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Greybeards a wise move for Wallabies - Perth Now
When it comes to World Cups, the hoary old adage of losing one to win one actually stacks up. Many of the Kiwi side who lost in 2003 and 2007 ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
4
City of verse: Four new books by Montreal poets extend a deep …
Devices that might look almost hoary at first glance — that title again, and also poems named A Box of Old Family Photos, Fall Arrives and ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Catastrophe avoids tropes for genuine moments of reflection …
It occasionally takes the piss out of more hoary romcom tropes — Rob is kissed by one of Sharon's friends, and her only reaction is to prank him ... «National Post, Jul 15»
6
Hooch: Talking mezcal with Lane Harlan
But the mezcal Harlan fell in love with during her multiple trips to Mexico is a hoary, handmade liquor usually categorized as either “artisanal” or ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jul 15»
7
Screen Themes: Disney Pi...
Despite the hoary Michael Crichton theme of “scientists playing God”, Jurassic Park was suspenseful, thrilling and memorable and featured a ... «Inside Pulse, Jul 15»
8
Waiting for the new Atticus Finch
... with love, death, sacrifice and redemption; and both appeal to a strain of heroism as hoary as King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
9
In massive expansion of lands legacy, Obama creates 3 new …
... deer and pronghorn, as well as habitat for imperiled species including the sage grouse, hoary bat and the flowering White River catseye. «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
10
School Libraries Are Under Attack
Also at work in the minds of budget cutters may be the hoary falsehood that the internet has made the need for libraries obsolete. But those who ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»

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