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Definition of gray adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gray

adjective
 
/ɡreɪ/
 
/ɡreɪ/
(US English)
(also grey especially in British English)
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  1. having the colour of smoke or ashes
    • gray eyes/hair
    • Her hair was turning gray.
    • His beard was going gray.
    • wisps of gray smoke
    • a gray suit
    Topics Colours and Shapesa1
  2. (of the sky or weather) not bright; full of clouds
    • gray skies
    • I hate these gray days.
    • The sky looks very gray. I think it's going to rain.
    Topics Weathera2
  3. [not usually before noun] having grey hair
    • He's gone very gray.
    Topics Appearancea1, Life stagesa1
  4. (of a person’s skin colour) pale, because they are ill, tired or sad
    • The next morning she looked very gray and hollow-eyed.
    • His face was gray with pain.
  5. without interest or variety; making you feel sad
    • Life seems gray and pointless without him.
  6. (disapproving) not interesting or attractive
    • The company was full of faceless gray men who all looked the same.
  7. [only before noun] connected with old people
    • the gray vote
    • gray power
See gray in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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