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Grayest - 2 dictionary results

gray

1   [grey]
adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb
–adjective
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.
–noun
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.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
16. to make or become gray.
Also, grey.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE grǣg; c. G grau
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gray 1 also grey     (grā)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   gray·er also grey·er, gray·est also grey·est
  1. Of or relating to an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.
    1. Dull or dark: a gray, rainy afternoon.
    2. Lacking in cheer; gloomy: a gray mood.
    3. Having gray hair; hoary.
    4. Old or venerable.
    1. Having gray hair; hoary.
    2. Old or venerable.
  4. Intermediate in character or position, as with regard to a subjective matter: the gray area between their differing opinions on the film's morality.
n.  
  1. An achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.
  2. An object or animal of the color gray.
  3. often Gray
    1. A member of the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
    2. The Confederate Army.
v.   grayed also greyed, gray·ing also grey·ing, grays also greys

v.   tr.
To make gray.
v.   intr.
  1. To become gray.
    1. To become old; age.
    2. To include a large or increasing proportion of older people: "Federal food programs can't keep up with the nation's rapidly graying population" (Michael J. McCarthy).

[Middle English grei, from Old English grǣg.]
gray'ly adj., gray'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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