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GRAY-HAIRED Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word gray-haired. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word gray-haired. (close relations)

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hoary
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• ancient

• covered with fine whitish hairs or down

grizzled
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having dark hairs mixed with grey or white

white-haired
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• favorite

silver-haired
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having hair the color of silver

grizzly
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

adjective satellite

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

gray
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
noun

• a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

• English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)

• clothing that is a grey color

• English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

• American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

• horse of a light gray or whitish color

• United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

• the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

adjective satellite

• of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

• intermediate in character or position

verb

• make grey

• turn grey

gray-headed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

grey
adjectiveadj
noun

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

• United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

• a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

• Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554)

• clothing that is a grey color

• Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

• horse of a light gray or whitish color

adjective satellite

• of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

• intermediate in character or position

verb

• make grey

• turn grey

grey-haired
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

grey-headed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

greyish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

quick-witted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• mentally nimble and resourceful

sagacious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• acutely insightful and wise

• skillful in statecraft or management

senior
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

noun

• an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

• a person who is older than you are

adjective satellite

• used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college

• advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

venerable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• impressive by reason of age

• profoundly honored

Alternatives for HOARY

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