noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality or state of being grey. countable, uncountable

   "The sun had gone behind the clouds. As the ship slid out on its way a stray beam pierced the greyness."

2. 2
   a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

graygraygraynessgrey

Example

More examples

"The sun had gone behind the clouds. As the ship slid out on its way a stray beam pierced the greyness."

Etymology

From Middle English graynes, greynes; equivalent to grey + -ness.

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