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Grey

noun/hˈɛdnoʊt/
Definition
United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɛdnoʊt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈeɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈeɪ/
1 syllable Say it as /hˈɛdnoʊt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounUnited States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
nounQueen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
nounEnglishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
nounany organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
“the Confederate army was a vast grey”
nouna neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
nounclothing that is a grey color
“he was dressed in grey”
nounhorse of a light gray or whitish color
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
US-amerikanischer Autor westlicher Abenteuerromane (1875–1939)
🇫🇷French
gris
Écrivain américain de romans d'aventures occidentaux (1875-1939)
🇪🇸Spanish
gris
Escritor estadounidense de novelas de aventuras del oeste (1875-1939)
🇮🇹Italian
grigio
Scrittore statunitense di romanzi d'avventura western (1875-1939)
🇳🇱Dutch
grijs
Amerikaanse schrijver van westerse avonturenromans (1875-1939)
🇵🇹Portuguese
cinza
Escritor de romances de aventura ocidentais dos Estados Unidos (1875-1939)
🇷🇺Russian
серый
Американский писатель приключенческих вестернов (1875–1939).
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्लेटी
पश्चिमी साहसिक उपन्यासों के संयुक्त राज्य लेखक (1875-1939)
🇧🇩Bengali
ধূসর
মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের পশ্চিমা অ্যাডভেঞ্চার উপন্যাসের লেখক (1875-1939)
🇮🇳Tamil
சாம்பல்
மேற்கத்திய சாகச நாவல்களின் அமெரிக்க எழுத்தாளர் (1875-1939)
🇮🇳Telugu
బూడిద రంగు
వెస్ట్రన్ అడ్వెంచర్ నవలల యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ రచయిత (1875-1939)
🇮🇳Marathi
राखाडी
पाश्चात्य साहसी कादंबऱ्यांचे युनायटेड स्टेट्स लेखक (1875-1939)
🇮🇳Gujarati
રાખોડી
પશ્ચિમી સાહસ નવલકથાઓના યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ લેખક (1875-1939)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬೂದು
ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಸಾಹಸ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳ ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ಸ್ ಬರಹಗಾರ (1875-1939)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചാരനിറം
പാശ്ചാത്യ സാഹസിക നോവലുകളുടെ യുണൈറ്റഡ് സ്റ്റേറ്റ്സ് എഴുത്തുകാരൻ (1875-1939)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਲੇਟੀ
ਪੱਛਮੀ ਸਾਹਸੀ ਨਾਵਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਲੇਖਕ (1875-1939)
🇵🇰Urdu
سرمئی
ریاستہائے متحدہ کے مغربی ایڈونچر ناولوں کے مصنف (1875-1939)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
灰色的
美国西部冒险小说作家(1875-1939)
🇯🇵Japanese
グレー
米国の西部冒険小説作家(1875年−1939年)
🇰🇷Korean
회색
미국 서부 모험 소설 작가(1875~1939)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xám
Nhà văn tiểu thuyết phiêu lưu phương Tây Hoa Kỳ (1875-1939)
🇹🇭Thai
สีเทา
นักเขียนนวนิยายแนวผจญภัยตะวันตกของสหรัฐอเมริกา (พ.ศ. 2418-2482)
🇮🇩Indonesian
abu-abu
Penulis novel petualangan barat Amerika Serikat (1875-1939)
🇵🇭Filipino
kulay abo
United States na manunulat ng western adventure novels (1875-1939)
🇲🇾Malay
kelabu
Penulis novel pengembaraan barat Amerika Syarikat (1875-1939)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رمادي
كاتب روايات المغامرات الغربية الأمريكي (1875-1939)
🇮🇷Persian
خاکستری
نویسنده آمریکایی رمان‌های ماجراجویی وسترن (1875-1939)
🇹🇷Turkish
gri
Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin batı macera romanları yazarı (1875-1939)
🇮🇱Hebrew
אָפוֹר
סופר ארצות הברית של רומני הרפתקאות מערבונים (1875-1939)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'grey'?
The primary meaning of 'grey' is 'United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'grey' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'grey' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'grey' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'grey' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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