ENGLISH DICTIONARY

White-haired

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: White-haired is an adjective meaning Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.

Meaning

Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: grizzly, silver-haired; see also Thesaurus:grey-haired
The white-haired king took the tidings with calm, believing that he must have in some fashion broken a law without knowing.

Word Forms

Synonyms for white-haired

Depending on context, synonyms include hoary, elder, elderly, geriatric, gerontologic, gerontological.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hoary, grey-haired, hoar, gray-headed, gray-haired, grey-headed.

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