hoar

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hɔː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hôr, hōr)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hoar  (hôr, hōr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologyhoarfrost;
    rime.
  2. a hoary coating or appearance.

adj. 
  1. hoary.
  • bef. 900; Middle English hor, Old English hār; cognate with Old Norse hārr gray with age, Old Frisian hēr gray, Old High German hēr old (German hehr august, sublime)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hoar /hɔː/ n
  1. short for hoarfrost
 adj
  1. rare covered with hoarfrost
  2. archaic
    a poetic variant of hoary
Etymology: Old English hār; related to Old Norse hārr, Old High German hēr, Old Slavonic sěrǔ grey
'hoar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
haar - hoarfrost - hoary - hoary marmot - horehound - hue

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