MEANING
A white deposit of feathery or needlelike ice crystals formed directly from water vapor on cold surfaces.
Use it for
Clear cold mornings, sparkling vegetation, and delicate ice textures.Make frost visibly crystalline rather than a vague white coating.
Words that belong together
- feathery hoarfrost
- hoarfrost-covered grass
- layer of hoarfrost
On the page
Hoarfrost feathered the fence wires.
Each blade of grass wore a fringe of hoarfrost.
The first sunlight melted the hoarfrost from the south-facing bank.
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Word forms
- Base
- hoarfrost
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Not snow or frozen rain; unlike rime, it does not require freezing supercooled droplets. Usually mass noun; hoarfrosts for distinct occurrences.
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