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gray

  • adjective
  • grā

Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.

Other meanings

  1. dreary, gloomy, cloudy.

  2. Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.

Synonyms

  • grey

Example sentences

  • “The sky turned gray suddenly.”

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Word history

From Old English "grǣġ".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “gray” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.