hoary
White with age
Hoary means gray or white with age.
Hoary hair, a hoary beard, hoary frost on winter grass.
The word extends to things that are ancient or venerable: hoary traditions, hoary myths.
When applied to jokes or expressions, hoary suggests something so old it's become stale or clichéd: that hoary old chestnut about the traveling salesman.
Very old indeed
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- oldExisting many years
- time-wornEroded by age
- agedAdvanced in years
elderly · long-lived · weathered · decrepit · wizened · gnarled · antique · primordial
Having gray-white hair
- gray-hairedHaving silver locks
- grizzledStreaked with gray
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- rimeGranular ice deposit
Overused to meaninglessness
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- staleNo longer fresh
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
worn-out · overused · threadbare · shopworn · banal · platitudinous · unoriginal · old-hat
Held in high regard
- reveredDeeply respected, admired
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
- augustImpressively grand and noble
sage · patriarchal · matriarchal · time-honored · dignified · wise · elder · experienced
ancient
Very old indeed
aged · elderly · long-lived · weathered · decrepit · wizened · gnarled · antique · primordial · timeless
silver-haired
Having gray-white hair
- gray-hairedHaving silver locks
- grizzledStreaked with gray
- silveryPale metallic sheen
clichéd
Overused to meaninglessness
tired · worn-out · overused · threadbare · shopworn · banal · platitudinous · unoriginal · old-hat · stock
respected
Held in high regard
- reveredDeeply respected, admired
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
august · sage · patriarchal · matriarchal · time-honored · dignified · wise · elder · experienced · legendary
hoarydark
Absence of light
raven · black-haired · jet-black · youthful · dark-haired
- hoar frostCrystalline ice deposit