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Gray

noun/hˈɑːɹdbæks/
Definition
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
clothing that is a grey color
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɑːɹdbæks/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈeɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈeɪ/
1 syllable Say it as /hˈɑːɹdbæks/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
nounclothing that is a grey color
“he was dressed in grey”
nounany organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
“the Confederate army was a vast grey”
nounhorse of a light gray or whitish color
nounthe SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
nounEnglish radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)
nounEnglish poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)
nounAmerican navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)
nounUnited States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
verbmake grey
“The painter decided to grey the sky”
verbturn grey
“Her hair began to grey”
adjectiveof an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
“the little grey cells”
adjectiveshowing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; -Coleridge
“whose beard with age is hoar”
adjectiveused to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
“a stalwart grey figure”
adjectiveintermediate in character or position
“a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal”
Word Forms
grayadjectiveof an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
grayverbmake grey
greyverbturn grey
greyadjectiveof an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
greynouna neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
graynouna neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
greynessnouna neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
graynessnouna neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
grizzlenouna grey wig
hoarinessnouna silvery-white color
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
grau
eine neutrale achromatische Farbe auf halbem Weg zwischen Weiß und Schwarz
🇫🇷French
gris
une couleur neutre achromatique à mi-chemin entre le blanc et le noir
🇪🇸Spanish
gris
un color acromático neutro a medio camino entre el blanco y el negro
🇮🇹Italian
grigio
un colore neutro acromatico a metà tra il bianco e il nero
🇳🇱Dutch
grijs
een neutrale achromatische kleur halverwege tussen wit en zwart
🇵🇹Portuguese
cinza
uma cor acromática neutra a meio caminho entre o branco e o preto
🇷🇺Russian
серый
нейтральный ахроматический цвет, нечто среднее между белым и черным.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्लेटी
सफ़ेद और काले के बीच में एक तटस्थ अक्रोमैटिक रंग
🇧🇩Bengali
ধূসর
সাদা এবং কালো মাঝপথে একটি নিরপেক্ষ অ্যাক্রোম্যাটিক রঙ
🇮🇳Tamil
சாம்பல்
வெள்ளை மற்றும் கருப்பு இடையே நடுநிலை நிறமற்ற வண்ணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
బూడిద రంగు
తెలుపు మరియు నలుపు మధ్య ఒక తటస్థ అక్రోమాటిక్ రంగు
🇮🇳Marathi
राखाडी
पांढरा आणि काळा दरम्यान एक तटस्थ अक्रोमॅटिक रंग
🇮🇳Gujarati
રાખોડી
સફેદ અને કાળા વચ્ચેનો તટસ્થ વર્ણહીન રંગ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬೂದು
ಬಿಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಪ್ಪು ನಡುವಿನ ತಟಸ್ಥ ವರ್ಣರಹಿತ ಬಣ್ಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചാരനിറം
വെളുപ്പിനും കറുപ്പിനും ഇടയിലുള്ള ഒരു ന്യൂട്രൽ അക്രോമാറ്റിക് നിറം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਲੇਟੀ
ਚਿੱਟੇ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਲੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਰਪੱਖ ਅਕ੍ਰੋਮੈਟਿਕ ਰੰਗ
🇵🇰Urdu
سرمئی
سفید اور سیاہ کے درمیان ایک غیر جانبدار رنگین رنگ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
灰色的
介于白色和黑色之间的中性非彩色
🇯🇵Japanese
グレー
白と黒の中間の無彩色。
🇰🇷Korean
회색
흰색과 검정색 중간의 무채색 무채색
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xám
một màu sắc trung tính nằm giữa màu trắng và đen
🇹🇭Thai
สีเทา
สีไม่มีสีที่เป็นกลางตรงกลางระหว่างสีขาวและสีดำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
abu-abu
warna akromatik netral di tengah-tengah antara putih dan hitam
🇵🇭Filipino
kulay abo
isang neutral na achromatic na kulay sa pagitan ng puti at itim
🇲🇾Malay
kelabu
warna akromatik neutral di tengah antara putih dan hitam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رمادي
لون لوني محايد في منتصف الطريق بين الأبيض والأسود
🇮🇷Persian
خاکستری
یک رنگ بی رنگ خنثی در میانه راه بین سفید و سیاه
🇹🇷Turkish
gri
beyaz ve siyahın ortasında nötr akromatik bir renk
🇮🇱Hebrew
אָפוֹר
צבע אכרומטי ניטרלי באמצע הדרך בין לבן לשחור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gray'?
The primary meaning of 'gray' is 'a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gray' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gray' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gray' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gray' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'gray' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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