Antonyms for hoarfrost

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hawr-frawst, -frost, hohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɔrˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒst, ˈhoʊr-

Definition of hoarfrost

Origin : c.1300, hore-forst; see hoar + frost (n.).

As in rime : noun frost
As in gelidity : noun frigidness
As in gelidness : noun frigidness
As in frost : noun extreme cold

Example sentences :

He fancied there would be hoarfrost on the trees in the morning.
Extract from : « A Michigan Man » by Elia W. Peattie

All the grass and ground vegetation was white with hoarfrost.
Extract from : « In Pastures Green » by Peter McArthur

He prayed for frost, and hoarfrost settled that night on its branches.
Extract from : « Curiosities of Christian History » by Croake James

"It is bright as hoarfrost on the slopes and tops there," said Nod, pointing.
Extract from : « The Three Mulla-mulgars » by Walter De La Mare

And he destroyed their vineyards with hail, and their mulberry trees with hoarfrost.
Extract from : « The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version » by Various

Their horses were sweaty, and the hoarfrost clung to the sweat.
Extract from : « Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales » by Leo Tolstoy

There was a severe frost, the air was calm, and the sun could not be seen: there was a mist above, and the hoarfrost was settling.
Extract from : « Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales » by Leo Tolstoy

To-day, however, they all lent their stalks to support the hoarfrost, to double and quadruple its total mass.
Extract from : « Over Prairie Trails » by Frederick Philip Grove

Then in a moment all the trees were covered with hoarfrost, so that they looked like white coral.
Extract from : « Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales » by Hans Christian Andersen

Frost produces a sort of trinity in unity—snow, hoarfrost, ice; and when the thaw comes its ways are many.
Extract from : « Talks To Farmers » by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Synonyms for hoarfrost

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