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

How to Deep-Clean Your Hairbrush What's that grey lint covering your hairbrush? —Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025

Nine beaches across Sydney were closed on January 14 after the marble-sized white and grey balls started washing up along the shore, leaving authorities and scientists alike stumped as to their origins. —Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025

This not only applies to all-black, grey, or winter whites—but burgundy and merlot shades for a winter à la Khaite’s fall/winter 2024 collection. —Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025

The suspect was wearing a grey hoodie, face mask, black gloves and Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes, the FBI said, adding that fewer than 25,000 pairs of the shoes were sold between August 2018 and the time of the attack. —Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025

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