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

a

: lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor

also : dismal, gloomy

a gray day

b

: prosaically ordinary : dull, uninteresting

the boring, gray dullness of government

—P. J. O'Rourke

5

: having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character

an ethically gray area

Examples of grey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other rare lobster colors include blue, yellow, grey, and dusty orange. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024

Police say 2 dogs responsible for killing woman in Bolivar On the police department's Facebook page, officers described one dog involved in the attack being grey and blue with features similar to a pit bull. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024

With everything going on here and in the world right now, everything became grey and dark and almost meaningless. —Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 12 June 2024

There was grey and yellowish Muav limestone, greenish Bright Angel shale and Tapeats sandstone, which looked like walls of layered 500-million-year old pancakes. —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024

Kids Definition

grey

variant of gray

Medical Definition

grey, greyout

chiefly British variant of gray, grayout

Biographical Definition

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ˈgrā 

2nd Earl 1764–1845 Charles Grey English statesman; prime minister (1830–34)

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Sir Edward 1862–1933 Viscount Grey of Fallodon ˈfa-lə-dᵊn  English politician

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biographical name (3)

Lady Jane 1537–1554 titular queen of England for 9 days

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Zane 1875–1939 American novelist