grey
Chiefly British. a variant of gray1.
Other words from grey
- greyly, adverb
- greyness, noun
- un·greyed, adjective
Other definitions for Grey (2 of 2)
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
Sir Edward Viscount Fallodon, 1862–1933, British statesman.
Sir George, 1812–98, British statesman and colonial administrator: prime minister of New Zealand 1877–79.
Lady Jane Lady Jane Dudley, 1537–54, descendant of Henry VII of England; executed under orders of Mary I to eliminate her as a rival for the throne.
Zane [zeyn], /zeɪn/, 1875–1939, U.S. novelist.
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How to use grey in a sentence
You're not up yet owing to the difference in time—I can imagine the quiet house with the first of the morning stealing greyly in.
Carry On | Coningsby DawsonThe golden fields of wheat spread round it like a sea, and the ancient house stood up greyly and lonely like a thing accursed.
The Solitary Farm | Fergus HumeHe lowered himself into a chair, and he was still there, motionless before a dead fire, when morning dawned greyly.
Then I'll Come Back to You | Larry EvansThe castle, stands greyly aloof and apart, high on its hill, banked up by serrated chalk cliffs and grey expanse of wall.
Autumn Impressions of the Gironde | Isabel Giberne SievekingFor unexpectedly and greyly something was coming up all round the four sides of the carpet.
The Phoenix and the Carpet | E. Nesbit
British Dictionary definitions for grey (1 of 2)
now esp US gray
/ (ɡreɪ) /
of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light
greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish
dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy
neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion
having grey hair
of or relating to people of middle age or above: grey power
ancient; venerable
(of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated
any of a group of grey tones
grey cloth or clothing: dressed in grey
an animal, esp a horse, that is grey or whitish
to become or make grey
Origin of grey
1Derived forms of grey
- greyish or mainly US grayish, adjective
- greyly or mainly US grayly, adverb
- greyness or mainly US grayness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Grey (2 of 2)
/ (ɡreɪ) /
Charles, 2nd Earl Grey. 1764–1845, British statesman. As Whig prime minister (1830–34), he carried the Reform Bill of 1832 and the bill for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1833)
Sir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. 1862–1933, British statesman; foreign secretary (1905–16)
Sir George. 1812–98, British statesman and colonial administrator; prime minister of New Zealand (1877–79)
Lady Jane. 1537–54, queen of England (July 9–19, 1553); great-granddaughter of Henry VII. Her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, persuaded Edward VI to alter the succession in her favour, but after ten days as queen she was imprisoned and later executed
Zane. 1875–1939, US author of Westerns, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with grey
see gray.
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