Meaning of 'grey'

adjective

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

Example: "the little grey cells"

Synonyms: gray greyish grayish

adjective

intermediate in character or position

Example: "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"

Synonyms: gray

adjective

used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

Example: "a stalwart grey figure"

Synonyms: gray

adjective

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Synonyms: hoary

noun

horse of a light gray or whitish color

Synonyms: gray

noun

clothing that is a grey color

Example: "We was dressed in grey."

Synonyms: gray

noun

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Synonyms: gray grayness greyness

noun

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

Example: "the Confederate army was a vast grey"

Synonyms: gray

verb

to turn grey

Example: "Their hair began to grey."

Synonyms: gray

verb

make grey

Example: "The painter decided to grey the sky"

Synonyms: gray