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Of a colour intermediate between black and white
“Wear a soft beige sweater, because grey clothes worn too close to the face will make the complexion look washed out.”
A greyish white, especially of hair
“The fresh-faced 52-year-old looks energetic and youthful, despite his thinning grey hair and glasses.”
Old or mature in age
“This grey old man so bent and old. I know not why he told to me, his tale of life and tragedy.”
Dim, overcast or lacking in light
“It was a grey rainy day, the wind blustering at the walls, the rain splattering on the rock.”
Gloomy or lacking in cheer
“Here he was relieved to see that, unlike the gloomy grey atmosphere of the rest of Hades, sunlight and green plants abounded.”
Dull or boring in nature
“Its long-trailed public hearing this week at the European Parliament in Brussels turned out to be a pretty grey affair.”
Having a pale or colorless complexion
“She'd lost weight, and her skin looked grey and lifeless.”
Ambiguous or open to question
“This is certainly a grey area, subject to much debate.”
Contrary to the rules or to that which is normal or established
“The estimates from the sources used here typically classify untaxed and unregistered activities within the grey economy.”
Having a pale or gray color
Not acceptable by, or not in accordance with, accepted standards or rules
Without human warmth or sympathy
Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions
Having no color, or only having shades of gray
Very serious or gloomy in expression or demeanor
(of a person) To become older
“I am starting to grey at an alarming rate. It's alarming me, at least.”
To make or become blur, dim or indistinct (through darkness)
To turn or make white or pale through a process of decolorization
A whitish-grey color
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