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- [hawr-frawst, -frost, hohr-]
- /ˈhɔrˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒst, ˈhoʊr-/
- /ˈhɔː.frɒst/
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- [hawr-frawst, -frost, hohr-]
- /ˈhɔrˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒst, ˈhoʊr-/
Definitions of hoarfrost word
- noun hoarfrost frost (def 2). 1
- noun hoarfrost A grayish-white crystalline deposit of frozen water vapor formed in clear still weather on vegetation, fences, etc. 1
- noun hoarfrost white ice crystals 1
- noun hoarfrost a deposit of needle-like ice crystals formed on the ground by direct condensation at temperatures below freezing point 0
- noun hoarfrost frost (sense 3) 0
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Origin of hoarfrost
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, hoarfrost is from the Middle English word hor-frost. See hoar, frost
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Parts of speech for Hoarfrost
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoarfrost popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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hoarfrost usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoarfrost
noun hoarfrost
- rime — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- ice — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
Antonyms for hoarfrost
noun hoarfrost
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
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