What does haggard mean?
Definitions for haggardˈhæg ərd
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word haggard.
Princeton's WordNet
Haggard, Rider Haggard, Sir Henry Rider Haggard(adj)
British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn(adj)
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
"looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted(adj)
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
"emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
Wiktionary
haggard(Noun)
A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.
"He tuk a slew [swerve] round the haggard"
haggard(Noun)
A hunting bird captured as an adult.
A "haggard" is a bird captured as an adult and therefore of unknown age; often, the law prohibits capturing birds of mating age. Falconry Pro
haggard(Adjective)
Looking exhausted and unwell, in poor condition
haggard(Adjective)
Wild or untamed
Webster Dictionary
Haggard(adj)
wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk
Haggard(adj)
having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes
Haggard(adj)
a young or untrained hawk or falcon
Haggard(adj)
a fierce, intractable creature
Haggard(adj)
a hag
Haggard(noun)
a stackyard
Origin: [See Haggard, a.]
Freebase
Haggard
Haggard is a German neo-classical metal musical group founded in 1989. The group combines classical music and early music with doom metal.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Haggard
hag′ard, adj. lean: hollow-eyed: wild, applied to an untrained hawk—(arch.) Hagg′ed.—n. Hagg′ard, a hawk.—adv. Hagg′ardly. [O. Fr. hagard, prob. related to haie, hedge.]
Haggard
hag′ard, n. a stackyard. [Hay-yard.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of haggard in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of haggard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
I've never been a guy that can do what Merle Haggard told me, it's always been my nature to fight the system.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards:
I can't remember when I haven't listened to Merle Haggard, some of the best songs and best delivery you can get.
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Translations for haggard
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- abgehärmt, ausgemergelt, ungebändigt, ungezähmt, ausgezehrt, abgespannt, wild, gezeichnet, verhärmt, mitgenommen, abgezehrtGerman
- consumido, trasojado, macilento, demacradoSpanish
- metsik, otsajäänudEstonian
- kalvakka, voipunut, riutunut, hurjaFinnish
- hagardFrench
- selvaggio, selvatico, macilento, emaciato, consuntoItalian
- やつれたJapanese
- 수척한Korean
- sălbatic, obosit, istovit, epuizat, neîmblânzit, nedomesticit, secătuitRomanian
- неприручённый, измождённый, дикийRussian
- bȇdan, bijȇdan, оронуо, dìvljī, дѝвљӣ, oronuo, бе̑дан, бије̑данSerbo-Croatian
- härjadSwedish
- 枯槁Chinese
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