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   grey

   /ɡreɪ/

   adjective

   • 1. of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead: "grey flannel trousers" Similar greyishsilverysilver-greypearl-greypearlygunmetal greyslate-greysmoke-greysmokysootywhitesilverhoaryashenwanpalepastypallidcolourlesssallowleadenbloodlessanaemicwhitewaxenchalkysicklypeakeddrainedsappedwashed-outdrawndeathlydeathlikeghostlyinformal:peakyOpposite ruddy
   • ▪ (of the weather) cloudy and dull: "a cold, grey November day" Similar cloudyovercastdulldimdarksunlessgloomydrearydismalsombredrabbleakcheerlessdepressingglummistyfoggymurkyOpposite brightsunny
   • ▪ (of a person) having grey hair: "a grey, fatherly gentleman" Similar grey-hairedhoarygrizzledelderlyoldagedseniorancientvenerablein one's dotagelong in the toothas old as the hillspast one's primenot as young as one wasnot as young as one used to bedecrepitdodderingdodderynot long for this worldinformal:past itover the hillno spring chickenformal:senescentOpposite young
   • ▪ relating to old people collectively: informal "grey power" Similar grey-hairedhoarygrizzledelderlyoldagedseniorancientvenerablein one's dotagelong in the toothas old as the hillspast one's primenot as young as one wasnot as young as one used to bedecrepitdodderingdodderynot long for this worldinformal:past itover the hillno spring chickenformal:senescentOpposite young
   • ▪ (of a person's face) pale, as through tiredness, age, or illness: "his face looked grey and drawn"
   • 2. without interest or character; dull and nondescript: "grey, faceless men" Similar characterlesscolourlessnondescriptunremarkablefacelesslifelesssoullesspassionlessspiritlessinsipidjejuneflatblanddrystaledulluninterestingunimaginativeboringtediousmonotonousneutralanonymouswishy-washyOpposite colourfullively
   • 3. (of financial or trading activity) not accounted for in official statistics: "the grey economy" Similar unofficialinformalirregularback-door
   • 4. relating to an ethnically mixed residential area: historical South African "a grey Cape Town suburb"

   noun

   • 1. grey colour or pigment: "dirty intermediate tones of grey"
   • ▪ grey clothes or material: "the man in grey"
   • ▪ grey hair: "he sighed at the amount of grey at his temple"
   • 2. a grey thing or animal, in particular a grey or white horse.

   verb

   • 1. (especially of hair) become grey with age: "he had put on weight and greyed somewhat"
   • ▪ (of a person) become older: "the workforce is greying rapidly"

   Word Origin Old Englishgrǣg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grauw and German grau.

   Derivatives

   • 1. greyish adjective
   • 2. greyly adverb
   • 3. greyness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • R

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   • Y

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGREY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A1. of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of rain clouds: a grey sky. C2. having hair that has become grey or white, usually because of age: go/turn grey He started to go/ turn grey in his mid-forties. B2. used to describe the weather when there are a lot of clouds and little light: Night turned into morning, grey and cold.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › greyGrey Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   grey. adjective. less common spelling of gray. 1. a. : of the color gray. b. : tending toward gray. blue-gray eyes. c. : dull in color. 2. : having the hair gray : hoary. 3. : clothed in gray. 4. a. : lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor. also : dismal, gloomy. a gray day. b. : prosaically ordinary : dull, uninteresting.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GreyGrey - Wikipedia

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   B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) Grey (more common in Commonwealth English) or gray (more common in American English) [2] is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning that it has no chroma and therefore no hue. [3]

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGREY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GREY meaning: 1. of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of rain clouds: 2. having hair…. Learn more.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grayGray Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : of the color gray. b. : tending toward gray. blue-gray eyes. c. : dull in color. 2. : having the hair gray : hoary. 3. : clothed in gray. 4. a. : lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor. also : dismal, gloomy. a gray day. b.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A1. of the color that is a mixture of black and white, the color of rain clouds: a gray sky. C2. having hair that has become gray or white, usually because of age: go/turn gray He started to go/ turn gray in his mid-forties. B2. used to describe the weather when there are a lot of clouds and little light:

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › greyGREY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   1. / ɡreɪ / 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.