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

Though adidas has recently dropped the Tokyo in metallic and neon colorways, this leather-and-suede version featuring a muted grey body is, in our eyes, a more adaptable choice. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 May 2025

The officer saw a grey Cybertruck on fire, with an unbroken Molotov cocktail in an apple cider vinegar bottle lying nearby. —Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025

His grey fur was trimmed close to the skin, leaving him looking like a completely different dog. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025

Combs is wearing a grey sweater over a white shirt. —Adam Reiss, NBC news, 14 May 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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biographical name (1)

ˈgrā 

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

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biographical name (2)

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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biographical name (4)

Zane 1875–1939 American novelist