Greyish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɛdɹiːtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈeɪɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈeɪɪʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɛdɹiːtʃ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gray grey grayish

Parts of Speech

adjective

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

“the little grey cells”

Word Forms

greyness	noun	a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
gray	noun	a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
grayness	noun	a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gräulich

einer achromatischen Farbe jeglicher Helligkeit zwischen den Extremen Weiß und Schwarz

🇫🇷French

grisâtre

d'une couleur achromatique de toute luminosité intermédiaire entre les extrêmes du blanc et du noir

🇪🇸Spanish

grisáceo

de un color acromático de cualquier luminosidad intermedia entre los extremos del blanco y el negro

🇮🇹Italian

grigiastro

di un colore acromatico di qualsiasi luminosità intermedia tra gli estremi del bianco e del nero

🇳🇱Dutch

grijsachtig

van een achromatische kleur van enige lichtheid tussen de uitersten wit en zwart

🇵🇹Portuguese

acinzentado

de uma cor acromática de qualquer luminosidade intermediária entre os extremos do branco e do preto

🇷🇺Russian

сероватый

ахроматического цвета любой светлоты, промежуточного между крайностями белого и черного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूरा

सफेद और काले रंग की चरम सीमाओं के बीच किसी भी हल्केपन के मध्यवर्ती रंग का एक अवर्णी रंग

🇧🇩Bengali

ধূসর

সাদা এবং কালোর চরমের মধ্যবর্তী যেকোন হালকাতার একটি অ্যাক্রোম্যাটিক রঙের

🇮🇳Tamil

சாம்பல் நிறமானது

வெள்ளை மற்றும் கறுப்பு உச்சநிலைகளுக்கு இடைப்பட்ட எந்த ஒளியின் நிறமற்ற நிறமும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బూడిదరంగు

తెలుపు మరియు నలుపు యొక్క విపరీతాల మధ్య మధ్యస్థంగా ఉండే ఏదైనా తేలిక యొక్క వర్ణపట రంగు

🇮🇳Marathi

राखाडी

पांढऱ्या आणि काळ्या रंगाच्या टोकाच्या दरम्यानच्या कोणत्याही हलकेपणाच्या अक्रोमॅटिक रंगाचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રેશ

સફેદ અને કાળાની ચરમસીમાઓ વચ્ચેના કોઈપણ હળવાશના વચગાળાના વર્ણહીન રંગનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೂದುಬಣ್ಣದ

ಬಿಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಪ್ಪು ವಿಪರೀತಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಂತರ ಯಾವುದೇ ಲಘುತೆಯ ವರ್ಣರಹಿತ ಬಣ್ಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാരനിറത്തിലുള്ള

വെളുപ്പിൻ്റെയും കറുപ്പിൻ്റെയും തീവ്രതയ്‌ക്കിടയിലുള്ള ഏതെങ്കിലും പ്രകാശത്തിൻ്റെ അക്രോമാറ്റിക് നിറം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਲੇਟੀ

ਚਿੱਟੇ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਲੇ ਦੀ ਚਰਮ ਸੀਮਾ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਹਲਕੇਪਨ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰਲੇ ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਰੰਗ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرمئی

سفید اور سیاہ کی انتہا کے درمیان کسی بھی ہلکے پن کے درمیانی رنگ کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呈灰色的

介于白色和黑色极端之间的任何亮度的无彩色

🇯🇵Japanese

灰色がかった

白と黒の両極端の中間の明度の無彩色

🇰🇷Korean

회색 빛이 나는

흰색과 검정색의 극단 사이의 중간 밝기의 무채색입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hơi xám

có màu sắc nhạt với bất kỳ độ sáng nào ở giữa các điểm cực trị của màu trắng và đen

🇹🇭Thai

มีสีเทา

เป็นสีที่ไม่มีสีของความสว่างใด ๆ ที่อยู่ตรงกลางระหว่างสีขาวและสีดำสุดขั้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

keabu-abuan

dari warna akromatik dengan kecerahan apa pun di antara warna putih dan hitam yang ekstrem

🇵🇭Filipino

kulay abo

ng isang achromatic na kulay ng anumang lightness intermediate sa pagitan ng extremes ng puti at itim

🇲🇾Malay

kekelabuan

daripada warna akromatik mana-mana cahaya perantaraan antara ekstrem putih dan hitam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رمادي

لون لالوني بأي خفة متوسطة بين طرفي الأبيض والأسود

🇮🇷Persian

مایل به خاکستری

از رنگی بی رنگ با هر روشنی حدواسط بین سفید و سیاه

🇹🇷Turkish

grimsi

beyaz ve siyahın uçları arasında herhangi bir açıklığa sahip akromatik bir renk

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲפַרפַּר

של צבע אכרומטי של כל בהירות המתווך בין הקצוות של לבן ושחור

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