Antonyms for hoarse


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hawrs, hohrs
Phonetic Transcription : hɔrs, hoʊrs


Definition of hoarse

Origin :
  • late 14c., hors, earlier hos, from Old English has "hoarse," from Proto-Germanic *haisa- (cf. Old Saxon hes, Old Norse hass, Dutch hees, Old High German heisi, German heiser "hoarse"), perhaps originally meaning "dried out, rough." The -r- is difficult to explain; it is first attested c.1400, but it may indicate an unrecorded Old English variant *hars. Related: Hoarsely; hoarseness.
  • adj raspy in voice

Synonyms for hoarse

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