adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Gray or white with or as if with age.
2. Covered with grayish hair or pubescence: hoary leaves.
3. So old as to inspire veneration; ancient.

hoarily hoar'i·ly adv.
hoariness hoar'i·ness n.

adjective

Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past: age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, old, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable. Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills. See new/old.

adj

Definition: elderly
Antonyms: young

adj

Definition: trite
Antonyms: original

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair
  Synonyms: gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, white-haired

Meaning #2: ancient
  Synonym: rusty

Meaning #3: (biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down
  Synonym: canescent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gråhåret, grånet, ældgammel, mosgroet

Nederlands (Dutch)
grijs/wit haar van ouderdom, aloud, behaard

Français (French)
adj. - couvert de poils blancs ou d'un duvet blanc (plante), blanchi (des cheveux), (fig) éternel (un problème)

idioms:

• hoary chestnut    marronnier couvert de duvet blanc

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ergraut, weißhaarig

idioms:

• hoary chestnut    Kastanien mit kurzen, weißen Härchen bedeckt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασπρομάλλης, λευκός, (μτφ.) παλιός, αρχαίος, σεβάσμιος

Italiano (Italian)
vecchio, canuto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - grisalho, antigo

Русский (Russian)
седой, дряхлый, устаревший, древний, белый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - viejo, cano

idioms:

• hoary chestnut    algo tan repetido que perdió la gracia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grå, urgammal, gråluden (om växter o djur), ärevördig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
灰白的, 古代的, 头发灰白的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 灰白的, 古代的, 頭髮灰白的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 회색의, 백발의, 회백색의 잔털로 덮인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 白い, 髪の白くなった, 白髪の, 非常に古い, 古びて立派な, 古めかしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أشيب, ذو أوراق زغبه عادة ضارب لونها إلى البياض, قديم أو عتيق, وقور أو جليل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮(של) שיבה, ששערו שיבה, מכוסה שערות לבנות קצרות, מיושן, זקן‬

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