- gray⇄adj. 1. having a color between black and white.
Ex. Ashes, lead, and hair getting white with age are gray.
2. having gray hair.
(SYN) grizzled.
3. (Figurative.) old; ancient.
(SYN) hoary.
4. (Figurative.) dark; gl - gray⇄gray, noun, adjective, verb.
- gray⇄noun grayness.
- gray⇄noun 1. a color made by mixing black and white.
2. a gray pigment or dye.
3. gray cloth or clothing.
4. a gray horse.
5. gray or subdued light.
Ex. In the gray of the daybreak (Longfellow).
6. something gray.gray⇄v.t., v.i. to make gray; become gray.
Ex. The decrease in the blood delivered to his head causes first a ""graying"" of his vision, then total blackness (Scientific American).
Also, (especially British,) grey.