Definitions for grey
greɪgrey

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grey, Zane Greynoun

   United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

2. Grey, Lady Jane Greynoun

   Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)

3. Grey, Charles Grey, Second Earl Greynoun

   Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

4. grey, graynoun

   any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

   "the Confederate army was a vast grey"

5. gray, grayness, grey, greynessnoun

   a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

6. grey, graynoun

   clothing that is a grey color

   "he was dressed in grey"

7. grey, grayadjective

   horse of a light gray or whitish color

8. grey, gray, greyish, grayishadjective

   of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

   "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair"

9. grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-hairedadjective

   showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

   "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"

10. grey, grayadjective

    used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

    "a stalwart grey figure"

11. grey, grayverb

    intermediate in character or position

    "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"

12. grey, grayverb

    make grey

    "The painter decided to grey the sky"

13. grey, grayverb

    turn grey

    "Her hair began to grey"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. greynoun

   an extraterrestrial creature with greyish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

2. greyverb

   To become grey or cause to become grey.

   My hair is beginning to grey.

3. greyadjective

   Having a grey colour, as the ash of an ember.

4. greyadjective

   dreary, gloomy

5. greyadjective

   Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality

6. Greynoun

   A surname, alternative spelling of Gray

7. Greynoun

   the Grey River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

8. Greynoun

   an English earldom.

9. Etymology: grǣġ, from grēwaz (compare grauw, grau, grár), from Pre-Germanic *ĝrēu̯o, from *ĝher- 'to shine, glow' (compare ravus 'grey', зьрѭ (zĭrjǫ) 'to see, glance', зреть 'to watch, look at' (archaic), žeriù 'to shine').

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Greyadjective

   Etymology: gris, French.

   This ancient ruffian, sir, whose life I spar’d at suit of his grey beard. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Our green youth copies what grey sinners act,
   When venerable age commends the fact. John Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grey

   Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed of black and white. It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash and of lead.The first recorded use of grey as a color name in the English language was in 700 CE. Grey is the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English, while gray has been the preferred spelling in American English; both spellings are valid in both varieties of English. In Europe and North America, surveys show that grey is the color most commonly associated with neutrality, conformity, boredom, uncertainty, old age, indifference, and modesty. Only one percent of respondents chose it as their favorite color.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grey

   Grey is a color that is an intermediate between black and white, typically perceived as neutral or dull. It can also refer to a state of uncertainty or a condition characterized by a lack of clear distinction or clarity. In distinguishing age or maturity, grey is often associated with aging due to the greying hair phenomenon.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Greyadjective

   see Gray (the correct orthography)

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grey

   Grey or gray is an intermediate color between black and white, a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally a color "without color." It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash and of lead. The first recorded use of grey as a color name in the English language was in AD 700. Grey is the British, Canadian, Australian, Irish, New Zealand and South African spelling, although gray remained in common usage in the UK until the second half of the 20th century. Gray has been the preferred American spelling since approximately 1825, although grey is an accepted variant.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Grey

   grā. Same as Gray.—Grey Friars (see Friar); Grey hen, a stone bottle for holding liquor; Greys=Scots Greys (see Scot).

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1. grey

   Song lyrics by grey -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by grey on the Lyrics.com website.

2. GREY

   What does GREY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GREY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

3. Grey

   Gray vs. Grey -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Gray and Grey.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GREY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grey is ranked #2845 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Grey surname appeared 12,680 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Grey.
   
   65.1% or 8,266 total occurrences were White.
   23.2% or 2,953 total occurrences were Black.
   4.3% or 547 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 339 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 303 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.1% or 273 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Queen Of England
   • Achromatic Color
   • Clothing
   • Color
   • Discolor
   • Organization
   • Statesman
   • Writer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'grey' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2179

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'grey' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2542

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'grey' in Adjectives Frequency: #282

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Anagrams for grey »

1. gyre

How to pronounce grey?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grey in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grey in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of grey in a Sentence

1. Quentin Crisp:

   Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigour. With such people the grey head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.

2. Sarah Lamarr:

   I just wanted to do something to brighten it up so I didn't have to look at a grey bus stop for the next however-long.

3. Jerry Garcia:

   Every silver lining has a touch of grey.

4. Ahmad F. Hedayat:

   You’re black, I am white let’s dance in the grey zone!

5. Christopher Griffin:

   It was arranged along a spectrum, where the very smallest individuals were immature, and the very largest were mature, but there’s this big grey area in the middle, where there’s lots and lots of variation based on the different ways these things grow.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grey
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grey
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grey
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grey
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=grey
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=grey
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=grey