grey

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Usage notes 1.7 Derived terms 1.8 Noun 1.8.1 Translations 1.9 See also 1.10 Anagrams 2 Icelandic 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• gray (US)

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: grā, IPA: /ɡreɪ/, SAMPA: /greI/

   Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -eɪ

• Homophones: gray, greige

[edit] Etymology

Old English græġ

[edit] Adjective

grey (comparative more grey, superlative most grey)

1. Having a grey colour, as the ash of an ember.
2. dreary, gloomy
3. Having an indistinct or disputed quality

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to grey (third-person singular simple present greys, present participle greying, simple past and past participle greyed)

1. To become grey or cause to become grey.

   My hair is beginning to grey.

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[edit] Usage notes

There happens to be a handy mnemonic for remembering which spelling is used where: grey is the English spelling, while gray is the American spelling. However, grey is also frequently found in American English.

[edit] Derived terms

battleship grey, battleship-grey grey area greybeard

greyness grey ghost

grey matter

[edit] Noun

grey (plural greys)

1. (color/colour) An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.

   grey colour:

2. (ufology) A being belonging to one or more races of extraterrestrial humanoids recognized by their grey skin.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Colours

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: egry
• gyre

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

grey n. (grey-s, grey-)

1. a wretch, a pitiful person

   Greyið mitt!

   You poor little thing!

   Grey Jón..

   Poor John..