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Definition gray in American English

gray adjective

adjective
/ɡreɪ/
1

between black and white in color. If something is similar to this color, you can say that it is a grayish color

Example

He wore a dark gray suit.

Example

The water was a grayish-green.

Synonyms and related words
alabaster amber amethyst
2

if someone goes or turns gray, their hair starts to become white

Example

She seems to have gone gray very quickly.

Synonyms and related words
a platinum blonde auburn blond
3

if someone's face is gray, they look pale because they are sick or shocked

Example

His face was gray with pain.

4

used for describing the weather or the light when it is not very bright because there is a lot of cloud

Example

a gray day in February

Example

The rain stopped and the gray skies began to clear.

Synonyms and related words
bank billow cirrocumulus
5

boring

Example

the drab gray tedium of his life

Synonyms and related words
boring dull tedious
6

not clearly one thing or another or clearly right or wrong, and therefore not easy to deal with

Example

a gray area in environmental regulations

Synonyms and related words
difficult impossible trying
Example

the gray vote

Synonyms and related words
the old the elderly Senior
Definition gray in American English