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Of a color intermediate between black and white
“Wear a soft beige sweater because gray clothes worn too close to the face will make the complexion look washed out.”
A grayish white, especially of hair
“The fresh-faced 52-year-old looks energetic and youthful, despite his thinning gray hair and glasses.”
Old or mature in age
“This gray old man so bent and old. I know not why he told to me, his tale of life and tragedy.”
Dim, overcast or lacking in light
“It was a gray rainy day, the wind blustering at the walls, the rain splattering on the rock.”
Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature
“The damp, gray, gloomy atmosphere added to her depression.”
Dull or boring in nature
“Its long-trailed public hearing this week at the European Parliament in Brussels turned out to be a pretty gray affair.”
Having a pale or colorless complexion
“She'd lost weight, and her skin looked gray and lifeless.”
Ambiguous or open to question
“This is certainly a gray area, subject to much debate.”
Contrary to the rules or to that which is normal or established
“The estimates from the sources used here typically classify untaxed and unregistered activities within the gray economy.”
Having a pale or gray color
Without human warmth or sympathy
Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions
Having no color, or only having shades of gray
Very serious or gloomy in expression or demeanor
(of a person) To become older
“I am starting to gray at an alarming rate. It's alarming me, at least.”
To make or become blur, dim or indistinct (through darkness)
To turn or make white or pale through a process of decolorization
A whitish-grey color
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