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grayish

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat gray.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grayey

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the little grey cells
  • gray flannel suit
  • a man with greyish hair

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grey, gray, greyish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gray Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English grayish From gray + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գորշավուն (goršavun) — somewhat gray
  • Asturian: agrisáu — somewhat gray
  • Asturian: grisosu — somewhat gray
  • Asturian: grisaceu — somewhat gray
  • Azerbaijani: bozumtul — somewhat gray
  • Breton: arc'hlas — somewhat gray
  • Breton: damc'hlas — somewhat gray
  • Catalan: grisenc — somewhat gray
  • Catalan: grisós — somewhat gray
  • Danish: grålig — somewhat gray
  • Dutch: grijsachtig — somewhat gray
  • Finnish: harmahtava — somewhat gray
  • French: grisâtre — somewhat gray
  • Galician: agrisado — somewhat gray
  • Georgian: მონაცრისფრო (monacrispro) — somewhat gray
  • German: gräulich — somewhat gray
  • Hebrew: אֲפַרְפַּר (ʾafarpár) — somewhat gray
  • Hungarian: szürkés — somewhat gray
  • Irish: scothliath — somewhat gray
  • Italian: grigiastro — somewhat gray
  • Latin: rāvēscēns — somewhat gray
  • Latin: grīseolus — somewhat gray
  • Latin: subgrīseus — somewhat gray
  • Latvian: pelēcīgs — somewhat gray
  • Latvian: iepelēks — somewhat gray
  • Latvian: pelēkgans — somewhat gray
  • Latvian: iesirms — somewhat gray
  • Māori: tārekoreko — somewhat gray
  • Occitan: grisastre — somewhat gray
  • Occitan: grisenc — somewhat gray
  • Occitan: grisàs — somewhat gray
  • Occitan: grisèl — somewhat gray
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوكور (koñur) — somewhat gray
  • Polish: szarawy — somewhat gray
  • Portuguese: cinzento — somewhat gray
  • Russian: серова́тый (serovátyj) — somewhat gray
  • Shor: қырзыбан — somewhat gray
  • Spanish: grisáceo — somewhat gray
  • Spanish: entrecano / encanecido / canoso — somewhat gray
  • Spanish: rucio — somewhat gray
  • Sundanese: rawun — somewhat gray
  • Swedish: gråaktig — somewhat gray
  • Turkish: grimsi — somewhat gray
  • Turkish: grimtırak — somewhat gray
  • Ukrainian: сірува́тий (siruvátyj) — somewhat gray
  • Welsh: llwydaidd — somewhat gray
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