Gris

American  

[grees] / gris /

noun

1. Juan José Vittoriano Gonzáles, 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.

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Gris British  

/ ɡris /

noun

1. Juan (xwan). 1887–1927, Spanish cubist painter, resident in France from 1906

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Example Sentences

Yet here were dozens of works each by Picasso, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger and Juan Gris, most of them created during a short period in the early 20th century, nearly all of them masterpieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

AFP reported that among those in custody, some are soldiers from the French rescue service Cross Gris Nez, in charge of rescues in the Channel.

From Reuters • May 25, 2023

The characters are based on illustrations by US artist Gris Grimly, but the film's final designs were created through many back-and-forth emails between Del Toro and his team, and Mackinnon and Saunders.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023

Inspired by Gris Grimly’s illustrations for a 2002 edition of Collodi’s “Pinocchio,” Del Toro knew that animation, and specifically stop-motion, was the only possibility for his version of the tale.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Du Barry had warned us that Rose Marie caught a sickness that plagues the Gris.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton