gray - Definition | Dictionary definition of gray

Definition of gray

Adjectives

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

"gray flannel suit"

Synonyms:: grayish, grey, greyish; achromatic, neutral
having no hue

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Synonyms:: gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired; old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

Synonyms:: grey; southern
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

intermediate in character or position

Synonyms:: grey; intermediate
lying between two extremes in time or space or state

Nouns

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Synonyms:: grayness, grey, greyness

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; ash gray, ash grey, silver, silver gray, silver grey
a light shade of grey; charcoal, charcoal gray, charcoal grey, oxford gray, oxford grey
a very dark grey color; dapple-gray, dapple-grey, dappled-gray, dappled-grey
grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings; iron-gray, iron-grey
the color of freshly broken cast iron; tattletale gray, tattletale grey
a greyish white; Davy's gray, Davy's grey, iron blue, steel gray, steel grey
slightly purplish or bluish dark grey

Type of:: achromatic color, achromatic colour
a color lacking hue; white or grey or black

clothing that is a grey color

Synonyms:: grey

Type of:: article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

Synonyms:: grey

Types:: Army of the Confederacy, Confederate Army
the southern army during the American Civil War

Type of:: organisation, organization
a group of people who work together

horse of a light gray or whitish color

Synonyms:: grey

Type of:: mount, riding horse, saddle horse
a lightweight horse kept for riding only

the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad