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Definitions for Gray

[1] of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
[2] dark, dismal, or gloomy: gray skies.
[3] dull, dreary, or monotonous.
[4] having gray hair; gray-headed.
[5] pertaining to old age; mature.
[6] Informal . pertaining to, involving, or composed of older persons: gray households.
[7] old or ancient.
[8] indeterminate and intermediate in character: The tax audit concentrated on deductions in the gray area between purely personal and purely business expenses.
[9] any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
[10] something of this color.
[11] gray material or clothing: to dress in gray.
[12] an unbleached and undyed condition.
[13] (often initial capital letter ) a member of the Confederate army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Compare blue(def 5) .
[14] a horse of a gray color.
[15] a horse that appears white but is not an albino.
[16] to make or become gray.
[17] the standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation (such as x-rays) in the International System of Units(SI), equal to the amount of ionizing radiation absorbed when the energy imparted to matter is 1 J/kg (one joule per kilogram). Abbreviation : Gy
[18] A·sa [ey -suh ] /ˈeɪ sə/ , 1810–88, U.S. botanist.
[19] Robert, 1755–1806, U.S. explorer and sea captain: discovered the Columbia River.
[20] Thomas, 1716–71, English poet.
[21] a variant spelling (now esp US) of grey
[22] the derived SI unit of absorbed ionizing radiation dose or kerma equivalent to an absorption per unit mass of one joule per kilogram of irradiated material. 1 gray is equivalent to 100 rads Symbol: Gy
[23] Thomas. 1716–71, English poet, best known for his Elegy written in a Country Churchyard (1751)

Words related to Gray

dusty, drab, grey, silvery, stone, lead, slate, neutral, pearly, powder, iron, dappled, shaded, clouded, ash, heather, silvered, Dove, oyster, ashen

Words nearby Gray

gravure, gravy, gravy boat, gravy train, gravy train, ride the, gray, gray area, gray birch, gray body, gray card, gray cataract

Origin of Gray

2First recorded in 1975; named in honor of Louis Harold Gray (1905–65), English radiobiologist

Other words from Gray

gray·ly , adverb
gray·ness , noun
un·grayed , adjective

Word origin for Gray

C20: named after Louis Harold Gray (1905–65), English physicist

Synonyms for Gray

drab, dusty, grey, silvery, Dove, ash, clouded, dappled, heather, iron, lead, neutral, oyster, pearly, powder, shaded, silvered, slate, stone, ashen, cinereal, dingy, dusky, leaden, livid, mousy, peppery, sere, smoky, somber