Home › Words › H › hoarinesshoarinesshoariness means the characteristic of being hoary.EtymologyFrom Middle English horynesse; equivalent to hoary + -ness.nounThe characteristic of being hoary.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hoar 78% match — A white or greyish-white colour. vs hoariness →hoary 78% match — White, whitish, or greyish-white. vs hoariness →hoarily 77% match — In a hoary manner. vs hoariness →hoarseness 72% match — The quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice. vs hoariness →horseness 65% match — The quality of being a horse. vs hoariness →hairiness 64% match — The characteristic of being hairy. vs hoariness →grizzledness 62% match — The characteristic or quality of being grizzled. vs hoariness →greyishness 62% match — The quality of being greyish. vs hoariness →