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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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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.
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.
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]
GRAY definition: 1. US spelling of grey 2. a unit of measurement for absorbed radiation 3. of the color that is a…. Learn more.
GREY meaning: 1. of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of rain clouds: 2. having hair…. Learn more.
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.
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 ).
Grey and gray are simply different spellings of the same word, which refers to the color halfway between black and white (among other more figurative meanings). In popular use, the two spellings are used interchangeably, though one spelling is often preferred in many places.
Definition of grey in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Oct 5, 2023 · Adjective. I. With reference to colour. Expand. I.1. Designating the colour of ash, lead, flint, an overcast… I.2. Of a horse: having a coat with a mixture of white and dark… Expand. I.3. Of the hair: grey or white in appearance, or turning white… I.4. Designating dull or cold light, esp. that of dawn or… I.5.
