gray
Neither dark nor light
Gray is the color between black and white, the color of ash, overcast skies, and aged hair.
It suggests neutrality, ambiguity, or dullness: a gray area, gray weather.
To gray is to become gray, especially of hair with age.
Gray matter is brain tissue, and by extension, intelligence.
Also spelled grey, especially in British English.
Fissile metamorphic rock
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- gunmetalBluish-gray bronze alloy
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
pewter · smoke · steel · graphite · iron · lead · nickel · tin
Sky fully veiled
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- cloudyObscured by atmosphere
- mistFine airborne moisture
dull · rainy · damp · haze · gloomy · dreary · murky · leaden
Having gray-white hair
- hoaryAged and gray
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- matureFully grown or developed
- distinguishedNotable and respected
venerable · seasoned · weathered · wizened · salt-and-pepper · white-haired · aging · old
State of being unsure
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- murkyDark and unclear
- indeterminateNot exactly known
- nebulousUnclear and formless
doubtful · unclear · inconclusive · noncommittal · ambivalent · indefinite · equivocal · hazy
Subdued, lasting sadness
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- drearinessState of dispiriting dullness
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
weariness · despondency · heaviness · listlessness · ennui · malaise · doldrums · dejection
slate
Fissile metamorphic rock
ash · pewter · smoke · steel · graphite · iron · lead · nickel · tin · flint
overcast
Sky fully veiled
mist · dull · rainy · damp · haze · gloomy · dreary · murky · leaden · somber
silver-haired
Having gray-white hair
distinguished · venerable · seasoned · weathered · wizened · salt-and-pepper · white-haired · aging · old · grizzled
uncertainty
State of being unsure
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- murkyDark and unclear
- indeterminateNot exactly known
nebulous · doubtful · unclear · inconclusive · noncommittal · ambivalent · indefinite · equivocal · hazy · fuzzy
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- drearinessState of dispiriting dullness
bleakness · weariness · despondency · heaviness · listlessness · ennui · malaise · doldrums · dejection · sullenness
graycolorful
Full of varied hues
vivid · chromatic · multicolored · bright · vibrant
grayblack-and-white
Without color gradations
clear-cut · certain · definite · unambiguous · absolute
- gray hairPigment-faded strands
- gray areaAmbiguous, ill-defined situation
- gray outRender unselectable by fading
- gray skiesCloud-covered atmosphere
- gray cellsNeural tissue for cognition
- gray matterBrain's cognitive tissue
graying, grayish, grays, grayed, grayness, grayer, grayly, graybeard, grayest