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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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   • E

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   • Y

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

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

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   Grey: [biographical name] 2nd Earl 1764–1845 Charles Grey English statesman; prime minister (1830–34).

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   Grey (more common in Commonwealth English) or gray (more common in American English) 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. It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash, and of lead. The first recorded use of grey as a color name in the English language was in 700 ...

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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRAY definition: 1. US spelling of grey 2. a unit of measurement for absorbed radiation 3. of the color that is a…. Learn more.

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

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   gray: [adjective] of the color gray. tending toward gray. dull in color.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGREY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   17 meanings: 1. of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a.... Click for more definitions.

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   Grey definition: a variant of gray1. . See examples of GREY used in a sentence.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrey adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of grey adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › greyGrey - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    Grey is an alternate spelling for the word gray, which is a color derived from mixing white and black. The word has also come to stand in for other mixtures as well. A person in a grey mood feels gloomy.