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- Dictionarygrey/ɡreɪ/
adjective
- 1. of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead: "grey flannel trousers" Similar Opposite
- 2. without interest or character; dull and nondescript: "grey, faceless men" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. grey colour or pigment: "dirty intermediate tones of grey"
- 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"
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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.
GRAY definition: 1. US spelling of grey 2. a unit of measurement for absorbed radiation 3. of the color that is a…. Learn more.
: having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character. an ethically gray area. Examples of grey in a Sentence.
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]
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:
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.
of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light. 2. greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish. 3. dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy. 4. neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion. 5. having grey hair.
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.
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.
noun. any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black. something of this color. gray material or clothing: to dress in gray. an unbleached and undyed condition. (often initial capital letter) a member of the Confederate army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Compare blue ( def 5 ).
