Because the color gray is between black and white — actually a mix of the two — it is often used to denote something dull or monotonous. When the sun comes out after a long stretch of gray days, you suddenly feel alive again. Everybody to the beach!
You might feel old when you see your gray hairs, but I think they make you look wise and distinguished. Because gray is dull and indistinct, you can refer to something not quite clear as being "in a gray area." You often find some gray area between right and wrong . . . especially when you are accused of doing something wrong. Don’t worry about the British spelling "grey": it’s interchangeable with the American English spelling.
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of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
make grey
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intermediate in character or position
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used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
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showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
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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
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