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grey-haired

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
grey-haired
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having grey hair.

adj

Old, wise, experienced.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From grey + haired.

Inflected Forms

gray-haired (alternative) grayhaired (alternative) greyhaired (alternative)

Phrases

silver-haired silvery-haired white-haired give someone grey hair

Frequently Paired Words

silver-haired silvery-haired white-haired give someone grey hair

Synonyms

grizzled grizzly greyish hoary senior venerable elder elderly geriatric gerontologic gerontological long in the tooth

Antonyms

bald black-haired blonde brown-haired brunet brunette raven red-haired redheaded

Questions

What does grey-haired mean?
Having grey hair.
Where does grey-haired come from?
From grey + haired.

How to pronounce grey-haired

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