gray

//ɡreɪ//
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Visual representation of gray

Adjective

grayerComparative
grayestSuperlative
1

Of a color intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.

The sky was gray and cloudy.

2

Having gray hair; elderly or aging.

He's getting gray and needs reading glasses now.

3

Dull, dreary, or lacking in brightness or cheer.

It was a gray winter day with no sunshine.

4

Ambiguous or unclear; neither clearly one thing nor another.

The legal situation is gray, so we need expert advice.

Noun

1

The color intermediate between black and white.

The sky was a dull gray before the storm.

2

An animal or object that is gray in color, especially a gray horse.

She rode a beautiful gray in the competition.

Verb

1

To become gray or cause to become gray.

His hair is starting to gray at the temples.

gray - Deep Vocabulary