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noun
The quality or state of being grey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gray, grayness, grey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: achromatic color, achromatic colour
Narrower terms: ash grey, ash gray, silver, silver grey, silver gray, charcoal, charcoal grey, charcoal gray, oxford grey, oxford gray, dapple-grey, dapple-gray, dappled-grey, dappled-gray, iron-grey, iron-gray, tattletale grey, tattletale gray, iron blue, steel grey, steel gray, Davy's grey, Davy's gray
History
From Middle English graynes, greynes; equivalent to grey + -ness.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
