What does "white-haired" mean?

Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.

What is a synonym for "white-haired"?

Common synonyms include: advanced, aged, ancient, beloved, blue-eyed, darling.

White-haired

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old age. not-comparable
"The white-haired king took the tidings with calm, believing that he must have in some fashion broken a law without knowing."

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showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair wordnet

Synonyms

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advanced aged ancient beloved blue-eyed darling

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"A white-haired man was playing an accordion outside the shop."

Etymology

From 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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