hoar

¹hoar

adj \ˈhȯr\

Definition of HOAR

: hoary

Examples of HOAR

1. <the hoar and crumbling stones of ruined temples>

Origin of HOAR

Middle English hor, from Old English hār; akin to Old High German hēr hoary

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HOAR

Synonyms: aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, dateless, ancient, hoary, immemorial, old, venerable

Antonyms: modern, new, recent

Related Words: aging (or ageing), mature; antiquated, archaic, archaistic, dated, fusty, geriatric, medieval (also mediaeval), moldy, Noachian, obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé; old-fashioned, old-time, old-world, retro, vintage; durable, enduring, lasting, long-lived, permanent; ageless, hallowed, time-honored, timeless, time-tested, timeworn, traditional, tried, tried-and-true; classic, classical; prehistoric (also prehistorical), primeval, primordial

Near Antonyms: fresh, vernal, young, youthful; contemporary, current, latest, mod, novel, present-day, ultramodern; untested, untried; brand-new, unused, unworn

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Rhymes with HOAR

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your