white-haired
старший, старіший
старший
weißhaarig
Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old ageHaving white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.
Near-synonyms: grizzly, silver-haired; see also Thesaurus:grey-haired
weißhaarig
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Translations
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By meaning 1
having white hair:
Origin
From Middle English white-heered, white-harid, white-herede, whyte-harede, white hared, eqFrom Middle English white-heered, white-harid, white-herede, whyte-harede, white hared, equivalent to white + haired. Compare Old Norse hvít-hárr and hvít-hærðr (“white-haired”).
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Synonyms
36 synonymselderlyA2seniorA2hoaryeldergeriatricgerontologicgerontologicallong in the toothmaturedof a certain ageon in yearsover the hillsuperannuatedpreserved
Close in meaning
- favorite:blue-eyedfair-haired
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair:greygraygrey-hairedgray-hairedgrey-headedgray-headedgrizzlyhoar