gray
/ɡreɪ/
adjective
- Of a color between black and white, like the color of ash or a cloudy sky.
- The old barn was painted a faded gray.
- The sky was gray and it looked like rain.
- She wore a gray sweater and dark jeans.
- Dull, cloudy, or without much light.
- We stayed inside because of the gray weather.
- It was a gray, gloomy afternoon with no sun.
- The winter months can feel very gray and depressing.
- Having hair that is becoming white or silver with age.
- My grandfather is completely gray now.
- She started going gray in her thirties.
- He looked distinguished with his gray temples.
- Not clearly good or bad; morally uncertain or ambiguous.
- There are many gray moral questions in business.
- The issue is not black and white but a gray area.
- His actions fell into a gray zone between right and wrong.
noun
- The color between black and white.
- The walls were painted in a soft gray.
- The photograph was printed in shades of gray.
- She prefers wearing grays and blacks.
- Something that is gray in color, such as clothing or an animal.
- The gray of the horse matched the foggy morning.
- She bought a new gray for the office.
- He was dressed in gray from head to toe.
verb
- To become gray or to cause something to become gray, especially hair.
- The old photograph had grayed with age.
- His hair began to gray in his forties.
- The stress of the job grayed her hair early.