1 gray (US) or chiefly Brit grey
Pronounced:
/ˈgreɪ/
Function:
adjectiveInflected forms:
gray·er; gray·estMeaning:
1 : having a color between black and white : having a color that is like the color of smoke ▪ a gray sweater/suit ▪ gray hair
2 : having gray hair ▪ What will you do when you are old and gray? ▪ My friends have all gone gray.
3 : lacking brightness: such as a : cloudy and dark ▪ It was a gray winter day. ▪ a cold, gray dawn b : very boring or ordinary ▪ leading a gray existence c : having or showing little life or energy ▪ the gray faces of the people in the crowd
2 : having gray hair ▪ What will you do when you are old and gray? ▪ My friends have all gone gray.
3 : lacking brightness: such as a : cloudy and dark ▪ It was a gray winter day. ▪ a cold, gray dawn b : very boring or ordinary ▪ leading a gray existence c : having or showing little life or energy ▪ the gray faces of the people in the crowd
—gray·ness (US) or chiefly Brit grey·ness noun [noncount] ▪ the grayness of the dawn