- [uncountable, countable] the colour of smoke or ashes
- the dull grey of the sky
- dressed in grey
- light/pale grey
- His eyes are a dark grey.
- The adult male's wings are of light grey.
- an exquisite range of soft greys
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- uniformly
- very
- quite
- …
- dark
- light
- pale
- …
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- [countable] a grey or white horse
- She's riding the grey.
Word OriginOld English grǣg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grauw and German grau.
Check pronunciation:
grey