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- [hawr, hohr]
- /hɔr, hoʊr/
- /hɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawr, hohr]
- /hɔr, hoʊr/
Definitions of hoar word
- noun hoar hoarfrost; rime. 1
- noun hoar a hoary coating or appearance. 1
- abbreviation HOAR hoary. 1
- noun hoar Grayish white; gray or gray-haired with age. 1
- noun hoar white ice, white frost 1
- adjective hoar covered with hoarfrost 0
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Origin of hoar
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 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)
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Parts of speech for Hoar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hoar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoar
adj hoar
Antonyms for hoar
adj hoar
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- amicable — When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
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