grayness

gray

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grey]
- /greɪ/
- /ˈgreɪnəs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey]
- /greɪ/

Definitions of grayness word

adjective grayness of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue. 1
adjective grayness dark, dismal, or gloomy: gray skies. 1
adjective grayness dull, dreary, or monotonous. 1
adjective grayness having gray hair; gray-headed. 1
adjective grayness pertaining to old age; mature. 1
adjective grayness Informal. pertaining to, involving, or composed of older persons: gray households. 1

See all 16 definitions of grayness

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Origin of grayness

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English grǣg; cognate with German grau

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Parts of speech for Grayness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Grayness

grayness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for grayness

noun grayness

forbidding — grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.
grimness — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
cloudiness — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.

All 4 Synonyms of grayness