1. Of an achromatic colour of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
   "the little grey cells"; "grey flannel suit";
   - gray [US], greyish [Brit, Cdn], grayish [US]
    
2. Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
   "whose beard with age is grey"; "The grey-haired professor commanded respect in the lecture hall";
   - gray [US], grey-haired [Brit, Cdn], gray-haired [US], grey-headed [Brit, Cdn], gray-headed [US], grizzly, hoar [archaic], hoary, white-haired
    
3. Used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
   "a stalwart grey figure";
   - gray [US]
    
4. Intermediate in character or position
   "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal";
   - gray [US]

1. A neutral achromatic colour midway between white and black
   "The grey of the cloudy sky matched her sombre mood";
   - gray [US], grayness [US], greyness [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. Clothing that is a grey colour
   "he was dressed in grey";
   - gray [US]
    
3. Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
   "the Confederate army was a vast grey";
   - gray [US]
    
4. Horse of a light grey or whitish colour
   "The grey pranced gracefully in the show ring";
   - gray [US]
    
5. The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one grey equals 100 rad
   "The radiation dose was measured in greys";
   - gray [US], Gy

1. Make grey
   "The painter decided to grey the sky";
   - gray [US]
    
2. Turn grey
   "Her hair began to grey";
   - gray [US]

1. United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
   - Zane Grey
    
2. Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
   - Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey
    
3. Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554)
   - Lady Jane Grey

Derived forms: greyest, greying, greyer, greyed, Greys, greys

See also: achromatic, intermediate, neutral, old, southern

Type of: achromatic color [US], achromatic colour [Brit, Cdn], article of clothing, author, clothing, color [US], color in [US], colorise [Brit], colorize [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], colour in [Brit, Cdn], colourise [Brit], colourize [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], duds [informal], habiliment [archaic], mount, national leader, org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization, Queen of England, radioactivity unit, riding horse, saddle horse, statesperson, threads [informal], togs [informal], vesture [archaic], wear, wearable, writer

Part of: House of Tudor, Tudor

Encyclopedia: Grey, Mark