gray area

gray ar·e·a

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey air-ee-uh]
- /greɪ ˈɛər i ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey air-ee-uh]
- /greɪ ˈɛər i ə/

Definitions of gray area words

noun gray area uncertain, unclear issue 1
countable noun gray area If you refer to something as a gray area, you mean that it is unclear, for example because nobody is sure how to deal with it or who is responsible for it, or it falls between two separate categories of things. 0
noun gray area Alternative form of grey area. 0

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Parts of speech for Gray area

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gray area popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for gray area

noun gray area

middle ground — an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.
neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
interface — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.

All 6 Synonyms of gray area

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