white-haired
12
1.7
- adjective
- /ˈwaɪtˌhɛrd/
:
canoso
- Gary is a big, white-haired man with a body like a polar bear's.
- a white-haired man
My first response to him was well who's going to watch some old white haired guy on YouTube?
- My first response to him was well who's going to watch some old white haired guy on YouTube?
- This guy, the tall white haired guy wearing I had better glasses then you know, that guy with the cheap suit, he can get stuff done.
Examples
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All of a sudden, a slender, white-haired figure appeared in front of me.
Fiction book (1995) -
After the class, Duane introduced me to Sister Janet, a white-haired nun who worked at Central Juvenile Hall.
Academic text (2003) -
Any law we'll be breaking by parking our ship here?" The white-haired man laughed.
Fiction book (1992) -
The next patient was a thin, white-haired woman who began complaining as she came through the door.
Fiction book (1993) -
And then he turned, and she saw he was attractive after all, lean and white-haired.
Fiction book (1995) -
But the unsettling quality of the pictures is that they each feature the same white-haired elderly man.
Fiction book (1990) -
The crowd gasped and drew back a little as the beautiful, white-haired Lady of the Sea materialized.
Fiction book (1992) -
On the religious channel, a white-haired evangelist informs him, "We are blessed here in America."
Fiction book (1993) -
The monks all turn to greet Antonio de Marchena, a white-haired, elderly man—and a monk cosmographer.
Fiction book (1992) -
The white-haired man shared his wisdom on life during the community meeting.
Synonyms
148
1.0
Having white or silver hair from age
12
1.1
Having hair that is gray or white because of age
11
6.7
Hair that is mixed with grey or white
3
2.7
A person who has hair that is gray or white, usually because they are older
1
8.9
Having grey or white hair that shows old age
1
4.4
Having mostly white hair because a person is older
Having grey or white hair that shows old age
Antonyms
How White-haired
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
White-haired is a simple combination of white and hair, where white means 'the colour white' and hair means 'hair on your head'. So, white-haired literally means 'having hair that is white', often because someone is older.