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