French word

hagard

Pronunciation

IPA/agaʁ/

Meaning

  • adjectivehaggard

Example

Il a l'air hagard.

He looks haggard.

Illustration for hagard (haggard)

More examples

En rentrant, il avait les yeux hagards.

When he got home, he had haggard eyes.

Core concept

A gaunt, exhausted face with a blank, unfocused look.

Common phrases

  • avoir l'air hagard

    look haggard

  • les yeux hagards

    haggard eyes

Similar words

fatigué: A weary appearance caused by prolonged activity or insufficient sleep.
épuisé: A fully drained appearance with severe fatigue visible in movement and expression.
pâle: A pale complexion with a noticeably washed-out appearance.

Definition in French

Qui paraît amaigri et très fatigué, avec une expression perdue ou hébétée.

Word origin

Hagard comes from Old French hagart or hagard, originally meaning wild or wary, and later developed its current sense of a gaunt, exhausted appearance.

Usage tips

  • The final d in hagard is silent, but it is pronounced in the feminine form hagarde.

Other meanings

  • wild-eyedadjective
  • dazedadjective

Opposites

  • reposérestedadjective
  • sereinsereneadjective

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