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grey

/ɡɹeɪ/
Meanings
  • adjective

    A color that is a neutral combination of black and white.

    - "The sky turned a dull grey."
    - "She wore a grey sweater and jeans."
    - "The old lady's hair was silver-grey."

  • A color that is a mix of blue and violet.

Pronunciation
  1. /ɡɹeɪ/



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  2. /ɡɹeɪ/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with grey
trees , please , ease , seas , teases , leases
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Grey (en) : A color

  2. Gray (en, US) : A color

  3. Grey (en) : A British surname

  4. Gray (en, US) : A British surname

Variants
List of all variants of grey that leads to same result
gray , grey , greyed , greying , greys , Grey , Edward Grey , Grey of Fallodon , Sir Edward Grey , Jane Dudley , Jane Grey , Lady Jane Dudley , Lady Jane Grey , Pearl Grey , Zane Grey , grayer , grayest , grayly , grayness , graynesses , greyer , greyest , grays , grayed , graying , grey friar , grey friars
Forms
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greyer, greyest

Etymology
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Old English grēg, from Proto-Germanic *grāwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *grēw-, 'growth' or 'grass'.

Trivia
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  1. Grey is the color of a panda bear's fur.

  2. In the Harry Potter series, Dementors are described as having grey skin.

  3. Grey hair is a natural part of aging, but some people choose to dye their hair to hide it.

Related Concepts
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  1. Achromatic colors: Grey is one of the achromatic colors, which are colors that do not contain any hue.

  2. Neutral colors: Grey is also considered a neutral color, as it is neither warm nor cool.

Culture
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In literature, grey is often used to represent a sense of dullness, sadness, or ambiguity. In art, grey is a popular color for expressing mood and emotion, particularly in landscapes and portraits. In music, grey can be heard in the melancholic tones of certain genres, such as folk and blues.

How to Memorize "grey"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a mix of black and white, or a cloudy day, or a pile of ashes to remember the color grey.

  2. associate

    - Associate the color grey with dullness, sadness, or ambiguity to help remember its meaning.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Grey days are here' to remember that grey is a color associated with sadness or dullness.

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