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

Colin Gray entered the courtroom shackled in a white and grey jumpsuit and appeared emotional throughout the hearing, rocking back and forth as the judge informed him of his rights and the charges against him. —Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024

But Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa might be the most morally grey character in a film that loves to bask in blacks and whites. —Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024

The center is locked down under three-tier security zone system, which puts a grey zone near the river and areas around key Olympic venues off-limits for most people, while a red zone is open to pedestrians and traffic. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 July 2024

The captain wears a grey fisherman's hat and trench coat, both covered in creeping green algae from an afterlife spent wandering the open sea. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 July 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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Lady Jane 1537–1554 titular queen of England for 9 days

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Zane 1875–1939 American novelist