hoary
English
/hɔː.ɹi/, /hɔɹ.i/
adj
Definitions
- White, whitish, or greyish-white.
- White or grey with age.
- (zoology) Of a pale silvery grey.
- (botany) Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs; canescent.
- (obsolete) Remote in time past.
- (obsolete) Moldy; mossy; musty.
- Old or old-fashioned.
Etymology
Suffix from English hoar (antiquity, grey, greyish-white).
Origin
English
hoar
Gloss
antiquity, grey, greyish-white
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
昔