Definition of "hoariness" [hoar•i•ness]

• The characteristic of being hoary. (noun)

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• "Then he considered his beard and, seeing that the white hairs in it covered the black, bethought himself that hoariness is the harbinger of death."
• "From the time that a person notices the first gray strands, it can take ten years or more to complete the process of complete hoariness."
• "As I understand it, it works like this: Let's say, for example, an aging rock band needs to draw attention to itself inexpensively due to both the moribund state of the record industry and its own increasing hoariness."