(especially BrE) (AmE usually gray) adjective, noun, verb
Part of speech: adjective
1 having the colour of ashes or smoke:
grey eyes / hair * wisps of grey smoke * a grey suit
2 [notusuallybeforenoun] having grey hair:
He's gone very grey.
3 (of a person's skin colour) pale and dull, because they are ill/sick, tired or sad:
The next morning she looked very grey and hollow-eyed.
4 (of the sky or weather) dull; full of clouds:
grey skies * I hate these grey days.
5 without interest or variety; making you feel sad:
Life seems grey and pointless without him.
6 (disapproving) not interesting or attractive:
The company was full of faceless grey men who all looked the same.
greyness (especially BrE) (AmE usually grayness) noun [U,sing.]
Part of speech: noun
1 [U,C] the colour of ashes or smoke:
the dull grey of the sky * dressed in grey
2 [C] a grey or white horse:
She's riding the grey.
verb [V] (of hair) to become grey:
His hair was greying at the sides. * a tall woman with greying hair
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Is grey a noun, verb, or something else?
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