grey

adjective

less common spelling of gray

1
a
: of the color gray
b
: tending toward gray
blue-gray eyes
c
: dull in color
2
: having the hair gray : hoary
3
: clothed in gray
4
a
: lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor
also : dismal, gloomy
a gray day
b
: prosaically ordinary : dull, uninteresting
the boring, gray dullness of governmentP. J. O'Rourke
5
: having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character
an ethically gray area

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Goldie’s also hosts a delightful afternoon tea, with sweets like strawberry and cream cake, peaches and cream tart, early grey tea mousse along with savories such as butter scones, coronation gougere (cheese Gougère, coronation chicken salad, apricots, almonds), and burrata tomato tartine. Rona Berg, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 While Ivanka dreamt of an American design for the speech, first lady Melania Trump had Paris on her mind in a grey jacket and matching skirt from Dior — which held its Paris Fashion Week fall 2025 show on the same day. Wwd Staff, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025 Dane is described as having brown hair and green eyes, and was last sporting black pants, a grey fuzzy hoody with ears and blue and white shoes. Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 One day, the sky was grey, wind blew up my pant legs, giant construction machines whined loudly down the street, and a neighbor’s windchimes unleashed a flurry of complaints. Kate Siber, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grey

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“Grey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grey. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

grey

variant of gray

Medical Definition

grey, greyout

chiefly British variant of gray, grayout

Biographical Definition

Grey 1 of 4

biographical name (1)

2nd Earl 1764–1845 Charles Grey English statesman; prime minister (1830–34)

Grey

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biographical name (2)

Sir Edward 1862–1933 Viscount Grey of Fallodon ˈfa-lə-dᵊn How to pronounce Grey (audio) English politician

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3 of 4

biographical name (3)

Lady Jane 1537–1554 titular queen of England for 9 days

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biographical name (4)

Zane 1875–1939 American novelist

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