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- [grey]
- /greɪ/
- /ɡreɪ/
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- [grey]
- /greɪ/
Definitions of grey word
- noun grey any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black. 1
- noun grey something of this color. 1
- noun grey gray material or clothing: to dress in gray. 1
- noun grey an unbleached and undyed condition. 1
- noun grey (often initial capital letter) a member of the Confederate army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Compare blue (def 5). 1
- noun grey a horse of a gray color. 1
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Origin of grey
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 Grey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grey usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grey
adj grey
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- dingy — of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
- drab — dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- dusky — somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
- dusty — filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
adjective grey
- cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
verb grey
- overcloud — to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one's pleasure with solemn thoughts.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- hazing — an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
- blinding — A blinding light is extremely bright.
- cloud over — If the sky clouds over, it becomes covered with clouds.
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