Grey definition

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greyed greying
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Grey is defined as the British version of gray, which is the color made by mixing together white and black.

An example of grey is the color of an overcast or foggy day in London.

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(person) 2d Earl Grey 1764-1845; Eng. statesman; prime minister (1830-34)
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(person) Lady Jane Dudley 1537-54; queen of England (July 10-19, 1553): beheaded.
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(person) 1875-1939; U.S. writer, esp. of westerns.
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(chiefly UK, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray.
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(chiefly UK, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray.

My hair is beginning to grey.

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(chiefly UK, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
grey
Plural:
greys

Adjective

Base Form:
grey
Comparative:
greyer
Superlative:
greyest

Origin of grey

  • See "gray".

    From Wiktionary

Grey Sentence Examples

  • A large grey cat was asleep on a rocking chair.

  • Darian is the Grey God?

  • She tucked the creature in her hands under one arm and left the small room for a long corridor in similar dark grey which glowed more brightly from indistinguishable light sources.

  • The male voice came from nowhere and everywhere and disturbed the two naked forms on the dark grey bed.

  • Just as the grey ship disappeared from sight, another shape came into view.

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