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Definition: White-haired |
White-hairedAdjective1. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head". 2. (informal) favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "white-haired" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Synonyms: White-hairedSynonyms: blue-eyed(a) (adj), fair-haired(a) (adj), gray (adj), gray-haired (adj), gray-headed (adj), grey (adj), grey-haired (adj), grey-headed (adj), hoar (adj), hoary (adj), white-haired(a) (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: White-haired |
| English words defined with "white-haired": dignified. (references) |
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| "White-haired Doll" by Ariel C. Commentary: "White-haired Doll." |
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| "White-haired" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "White-haired" is used about 76 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 76 | 38,217 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "white-haired"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Finnish | valkotukkainen. (various references) | |
French | aux poil blancs, aux cheveux blancs, à poils blancs. (various references) | |
Italian | dai capelli bianchi. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 白頭翁 (white-haired old man, windflower). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | はくとうおう (white-haired old man, windflower). (various references) | |
Manx | kione-lheeah (white-headed). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ite-hairedwhay.(various references) | |
Russian | белоголовый. (various references) | |
Swedish | vithårig (hoary). (various references) | |
Turkish | kır saçlı (gray haired, gray-headed, grey haired, grey headed), beyaz saçlı, ak saçlı (Hoar, hoary). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | сивий (grey, grey haired, grisly, grizzled, grizzly, hoary, white, white-headed), білявий (blonde, fair). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Leviticus Chapter 19, Verse 32 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Apo proswpou poliou exanasthsh kai timhseiV proswpon presbuterou kai fobhqhsh ton qeon sou egw eimi kurioV o qeoV umwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Coram cano capite consurge et honora personam senis et time Deum tuum ego sum Dominus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Before the hoor heed aryse, and onour the persone of the oolde, and drede the Lord thi God; Y am a Lord. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Thou shalt ryse vp before the hoorehed, ad reuerence the face of the old ma ad dread thy god, for I am the Lorde. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord. |
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| Language | Leviticus Chapter 19, Verse 32 |
| Cebuano | Sa atubangan sa ulo nga ubanon magtindog ka, ug pagatahuron mo ang nawong sa tawo nga tigulang, ug kahadlokan mo ang Dios. Ako mao si Jehova. |
| Croatian | Ustani pred sijedom glavom; poštuj lice starca; boj se svoga Boga. Ja sam Jahve! |
| Danish | Du skal rejse dig for de grå Hår og ære Oldingen, og du skal frygte din Gud. Jeg er HERREN! |
| Dutch | Voor het grauwe haar zult gij opstaan, en zult het aangezicht des ouden vereren; en gij zult vrezen voor uw God; Ik ben de HEERE! |
| Finnish | Nouse harmaapään edessä ja kunnioita vanhusta sekä pelkää Jumalaasi. Minä olen Herra. |
| French | Tu te lèveras devant les cheveux blancs, et tu honoreras la personne du vieillard. Tu craindras ton Dieu. Je suis l`Éternel. |
| German | Vor einem grauen Haupt sollst du aufstehen und die Alten ehren; denn du sollst dich fürchten vor deinem Gott, denn ich bin der HERR. |
| Haitian Creole | Toujou leve kanpe devan granmoun cheve blan. Respekte figi vye granmoun, paske nou gen krentif pou mwen menm, Bondye nou an. Se mwen menm ki Seyè a! |
| Hungarian | Az õsz ember elõtt kelj fel, és a vén ember orczáját becsüld meg, és félj a te Istenedtõl. Én vagyok az Úr. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Seganilah dan hormatilah orang-orang tua. Hendaklah kamu hormat dan takut kepada-Ku, sebab Akulah TUHAN. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Di hadapan orang berambut putih hendaklah kamu bangkit berdiri; berilah hormat akan orang tua, dan takutlah kamu akan Allahmu: Bahwa Akulah Tuhan! |
| Italian | Alzati davanti a chi ha i capelli bianchi, onora la persona del vecchio e temi il tuo Dio. Io sono il Signore. |
| Maori | Me whakatika ake koe i te aroaro o te matenga hina, me whakahonore hoki te mata o te koroheke, me wehi ano hoki ki tou Atua: ko Ihowa ahau. |
| Norwegian | For de grå hår skal du reise dig og ære den gamle, og du skal frykte din Gud; jeg er Herren. |
| Portuguese | Diante das cãs te levantarás, e honrarás a face do ancião, e temerás o teu Deus. Eu sou o Senhor. |
| Rumanian | Sq te scoli knaintea perilor albi, wi sq cinstewti pe bqtrkn. Sq te temi de Dumnezeul tqu. Eu sknt Domnul. |
| Spanish | "'Ante las canas te pondrás de pie. Darás honor al anciano y tendrás temor de tu Dios. Yo, Jehovah. |
| Swedish | För ett grått huvud skall du stå upp, och den gamle skall du ära; du skall frukta din Gud. Jag är HERREN. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-h-h-i-i-r-t-w" | |
-2 letters: whitehead. | |
-3 letters: heathier, herewith, withered, wreathed. | |
-4 letters: airthed, dewater, diether, earthed, headier, hearted, heather, rawhide, tarweed, thewier, thrawed, watered, wearied, weather, weirdie, whereat, whether, whither, whitier, withier, wrathed, wreathe, writhed. | |
-5 letters: adhere, aeried, aether, airted, dawtie, dearie, dearth, derate, dewier, dieter, dither, drawee, either, hadith, haired, hatred, header, hearth, heated, heater, heehaw, heired, hereat. | |
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