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

Right after being rescued, the white cat had matted, almost grey fur, with hollow eyes surrounded by dark circles, and missing patches of fur around the nose. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

For the outing, Kidman wore oversized sunglasses, a grey melange baseball cap with a matching zip-up jacket, and black leggings. —Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

McClendon said grey water will be used to cool the center, which will shield West Memphis from any fresh water issues. —Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025

Dotted along powers lines and treetops that outline Indiana’s crop fields, small black and grey songbirds perch and patiently watch for prey. —Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for grey

• ay
• bay
• bey
• brae
• cay
• chez
• dey
• dray
• fay
• fey
• flay
• fray

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

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Zane 1875–1939 American novelist