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
b
: prosaically ordinary : dull, uninteresting
the boring, gray dullness of government—
P. J. O'Rourke
P. J. O'Rourke5
: having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character
an ethically gray area
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The waves were powerful enough to ablate the pink granite into grey ash at the demo site, where samples were made available during the tour.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Women can be beautiful at any age, wrinkles, grey hair and all.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
In Frears’ movie, that character is an 80-year-old lady with grey hair who is in the background.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
True intimacy thrives in the grey zone, where imperfections are not dealbreakers but invitations to understand, sometimes negotiate and eventually grow together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Women can be beautiful at any age, wrinkles, grey hair and all.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
In Frears’ movie, that character is an 80-year-old lady with grey hair who is in the background.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
True intimacy thrives in the grey zone, where imperfections are not dealbreakers but invitations to understand, sometimes negotiate and eventually grow together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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Grey 1 of 4
biographical name (1)
2nd Earl 1764–1845 Charles Grey English statesman; prime minister (1830–34)
Grey
2 of 4biographical name (2)
Sir Edward 1862–1933 Viscount
Grey of Fallodon
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English politician
English politician
Grey
3 of 4biographical name (3)
Lady Jane 1537–1554 titular queen of England for 9 days
Grey
4 of 4biographical name (4)
Zane 1875–1939 American novelist
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