Word Frequency
grey or (now) (especially US) gray (ɡreɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light
- greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish
- dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy
- neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion
- having grey hair
- of or relating to people of middle age or above ⇒
grey power
- ancient; venerable
- (of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated
noun
- any of a group of grey tones
- grey cloth or clothing ⇒
dressed in grey
- an animal, esp a horse, that is grey or whitish
verb
- to become or make grey
Derived Forms
ˈgreyish, (mainly US) ˈgrayish adjectiveˈgreyly, (mainly US) ˈgrayly adverb
ˈgreyness, (mainly US) ˈgrayness noun
Word Origin
Old English grǣg; related to Old High German grāo, Old Norse grarSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = bleak, depressing, grim, discouraging, gloomy, hopeless, dismal, dreary, sombre, unpromising, disheartening, joyless, cheerless, comfortless
Grey (ɡreɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- Charles, 2nd Earl Grey. 1764–1845, British statesman. As Whig prime minister (1830–34), he carried the Reform Bill of 1832 and the bill for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1833)
- Sir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. 1862–1933, British statesman; foreign secretary (1905–16)
- Sir George. 1812–98, British statesman and colonial administrator; prime minister of New Zealand (1877–79)
- Lady Jane. 1537–54, queen of England (July 9–19, 1553); great-granddaughter of Henry VII. Her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, persuaded Edward VI to alter the succession in her favour, but after ten days as queen she was imprisoned and later executed
- Zane. 1875–1939, US author of Westerns, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912)
Translations for 'grey'
- British English: grey Something that is grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day....a grey suit.ɡreɪ ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: رَمَاديّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cinzento cinzenta
- Chinese: 灰色的
- Croatian: siv siva
- Czech: šedý
- Danish: grå
- Dutch: grijs
- European Spanish: gris
- Finnish: harmaa
- French: gris
- German: grau
- Greek: γκρίζος γκρίζα
- Italian: grigio grigia
- Japanese: 灰色の
- Korean: 회색의
- Norwegian: grå
- Polish: szary szara
- Portuguese: cinzento cinzenta
- Romanian: gri
- Russian: серый серая
- Spanish: gris
- Swedish: grå grått
- Thai: สีเทา
- Turkish: gri
- Ukrainian: сірий
- Vietnamese: xám
Example Sentences Including 'grey'
A woman with a face whiter than her mother's and long grey hair down to the middle of her back.THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Even the sky was grey with low, sullen clouds that gazed with disapproval over the battlefield.TREASON KEEP (2001)
It is never simply black and white, but the grey palette in between.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Much like the chances of seeing grey skies or experiencing wind chill.Globe and Mail (2003)
She found Dace waiting by the side of the road, sitting cross-legged atop a large grey boulder.TREASON KEEP (2001)
She stood in the devant-huis and looked out across the dull white fields to the dark mountains and the grey sky.THE VIRGIN BLUE (2002)
Strain sauce, add sugar and bone marrow, season and cook until marrow turns grey , about 1 minute.Globe and Mail (2003)
The water was a dark grey , to black, with a white foam around the rock.Yachting Boating World (2005)
There are no shades of grey ; Oldham is a racially divided town in the spatial sense of the term.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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