Main Entry: ¹gray

Variant(s): also grey \ˈgrā\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German grīs, grāo gray

Date: before 12th century

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 a : lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor; also : dismal, gloomy <a gray day> b : prosaically ordinary : dull, uninteresting
5 : having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character <an ethically gray area>

— gray·ly adverb

— gray·ness noun