GREY Synonyms
There are 25 hypernyms of the word grey. (close relations)
greying
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gray | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black • English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965) • clothing that is a grey color • English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771) • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey • American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806) • horse of a light gray or whitish color • United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888) • the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad adjective satellite • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair • used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) • intermediate in character or position verb • make grey • turn grey | ||||||||
gray-haired | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | ||||||||
gray-headed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | ||||||||
grayish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black | ||||||||
grayness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | ||||||||
grey-haired | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | ||||||||
grey-headed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | ||||||||
greyish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black | ||||||||
greyness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | ||||||||
grizzly | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America adjective satellite • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | ||||||||
hoary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair • ancient • covered with fine whitish hairs or down | ||||||||
white-haired | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair • favorite | ||||||||
charles grey | nounn | |||||||
noun • Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) | ||||||||
lady jane grey | nounn | |||||||
noun • Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554) | ||||||||
second earl grey | nounn | |||||||
noun • Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) | ||||||||
zane grey | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) |