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BNC: 5464 COCA: 1939

gray

1 gray (US) adjective
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
grayer; graiest
1 gray (US)
adjective
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
grayer; graiest
Learner's definition of GRAY
: having a color between black and white : having a color that is like the color of smoke灰色的;灰白的
: having gray hair灰白头发的
: lacking brightness暗淡的: such as
: cloudy and dark阴沉的;灰暗的
: very boring or ordinary单调乏味的;平淡无奇的
: having or showing little life or energy毫无生气的;没有活力的

— grayness

(US) or chiefly British greyness noun [noncount]
2 gray (US) noun
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
plural grays
2 gray (US)
noun
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
plural grays
Learner's definition of GRAY
[count, noncount] : a color that is between black and white : a color that is like the color of smoke灰色;灰白色
see color picture on this page
[count] : something (such as an animal) that is gray灰色物体(如某种灰色动物)

— grayish

(US) or chiefly British greyish /ˈgrejɪʃ/ adjective
3 gray (US) verb
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
grays; grayed; graying
3 gray (US)
verb
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
grays; grayed; graying
Learner's definition of GRAY
[no object]
: to become gray变成灰白色
: to become older变老;老化
BNC: 5464 COCA: 1939

gray

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adjective

variants or less commonly grey
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 government P. J. O'Rourke
5
: having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character
an ethically gray area
grayly adverb
grayness noun

gray

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noun (1)

variants or less commonly grey
1
: any of a series of neutral colors ranging between black and white
2
: something (such as an animal, garment, cloth, or spot) of a gray color
3
a
: a soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War
b
often capitalized : the Confederate army

gray

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verb

variants or less commonly grey
grayed also greyed; graying also greying; grays also greys

intransitive verb

1
: to become gray
2
: age
also : to contain an increasing percentage of older people
The town's population has grayed over the last two decades.

transitive verb

: to make gray

gray

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noun (2)

: the mks unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to an energy of one joule per kilogram of irradiated material
abbreviation Gy

Example Sentences

Adjective What will you do when you are old and gray? My friends have all gone gray. It was a gray winter day. the gray faces of the people in the crowd

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Noun (1), and Verb

Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German grīs, grāo gray

Noun (2)

Louis H. Gray †1965 British radiobiologist

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gray was before the 12th century
BNC: 5464 COCA: 1939

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