Meanings
adjectivesilver-haired (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving greyish-white hair.
Synonyms: hoary, white-haired, elder, elderly, geriatric, gerontologic, gerontological, long in the tooth
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving greyish-white hair.
Similar
hoarywhite-hairedelderelderlygeriatricgerontologicgerontologicallong in the toothmaturedof a certain ageold as Methuselahon in yearsover the hillseniorsuperannuatedivy-coveredpreservedwintrygray / greygray-headed / grey-headed
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian среброко́с
- среброко́с (srebrokós)having greyish-white hair
Finnish hopeahiuksinen
- hopeahiuksinenhaving greyish-white hair
Japanese 銀髪の
- 銀髪の (ginpatsu no)having greyish-white hair
Korean 은발(銀髮)의
- 은발(銀髮)의 (eunbar-ui)having greyish-white hair
Polish srebrnowłosy
- srebrnowłosyhaving greyish-white hair
Swahili silverhårig
- silverhårighaving greyish-white hair
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APA
silver-haired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver-haired
MLA
“silver-haired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver-haired. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silver-haired,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver-haired.
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