gray

gray
or grey
[[t]greɪ[/t]] adj. gray•er, gray•est or grey•er, grey•est, n. v.
1) of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue
2) dark or gloomy:
gray skies[/ex]
3) dull or monotonous
4) having gray hair
5) pertaining to old age; elderly:
gray households[/ex]
6) indeterminate and intermediate in character:
the gray area between realism and abstraction[/ex]
7) any achromatic color; any color intermediate between white and black
8) something of this color
9) gray material or clothing:
to dress in gray[/ex]
10) an unbleached and undyed condition
11) amh. (often cap.) a member of the Confederate army in the American Civil War, or the army itself
Compare blue 5)
12) a horse of a gray color
13) to make or become gray
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Etymology: bef. 900; OE grǣg, c. MD grau, gra, OHG grāo, ON grār gray′ly, adv. gray′ness, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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