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greyer definition
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Overview of adj grey The adj grey has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) gray, grey, grayish, greyish -- (an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white; "gray flannel suit"; "hair just turning gray") 2. gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired -- (showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head") 3. gray, grey -- (used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms); "a stalwart gray figure") 4. gray, grey -- (intermediate in character or position; "a gray area between clearly legal and strictly illegal") 5. dull, gray, grey, leaden -- (darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick") Antonyms of adj grey 5 senses of grey Sense 1 gray, grey, grayish, greyish INDIRECT (VIA achromatic) -> chromatic Sense 2 gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired INDIRECT (VIA old) -> young, immature Sense 3 gray, grey INDIRECT (VIA southern) -> northern Sense 4 gray, grey INDIRECT (VIA last intermediate) -> first INDIRECT (VIA intermediate, first) -> last Sense 5 dull, gray, grey, leaden INDIRECT (VIA cloudy) -> clear Similarity of adj grey 5 senses of grey Sense 1 gray, grey, grayish, greyish => achromatic (vs. chromatic) Sense 2 gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired => old (vs. young) Sense 3 gray, grey => southern (vs. northern) Sense 4 gray, grey => intermediate (vs. first) (vs. last) Sense 5 dull, gray, grey, leaden => cloudy (vs. clear) Attributes of adj grey Familiarity of adj grey grey used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj grey ash-grey charcoal-grey grey grey-haired grey-headed greyish iron-grey oxford-grey Overview of adj grey The adj grey has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) gray, grey, grayish, greyish -- (an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white; "gray flannel suit"; "hair just turning gray") 2. gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired -- (showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head") 3. gray, grey -- (used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms); "a stalwart gray figure") 4. gray, grey -- (intermediate in character or position; "a gray area between clearly legal and strictly illegal") 5. dull, gray, grey, leaden -- (darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick")
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