hoar
3 synonyms for hoar, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A pale white or grey colour.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
rime
hoarfrost
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English hor, hore, which developed from Old English hār (“hoar, hoary, grey, old”). This in turn traces back through Proto-West Germanic *hair to Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey, dark”). It is cognate with German hehr (“noble, sublime...
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