hoariness

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noun

The characteristic of being hoary.

Similar
grayishnessgreyishnessmouldinessmossinessmustinessancientnesshoaroldhood
OriginMiddle English horynesse →
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Meanings

nounhoariness (usually uncountable, plural hoarinesses)

plural hoarinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe characteristic of being hoary.

    Synonyms: grayishness, greyishness, mouldiness, mossiness, mustiness, ancientness, hoar, oldhood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being hoary.

Similar
grayishnessgreyishnessmouldinessmossinessmustinessancientnesshoaroldhood

More synonyms by meaning

nouna silvery-white color

Similar
frostiness
Broader
whitewhiteness
Also see
ancientnesscobwebbinessdatednessdecrepitnessdecrepitudefrostinessoldhoodoldnessvenerabilityvenerablenessvetustity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhorynesse
  2. Englishhoariness

From Middle English horynesse; equivalent to hoary + -ness.

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APA

hoariness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoariness

MLA

“hoariness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoariness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoariness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoariness.

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