slaty
Like overcast skies
Slaty describes something resembling slate—the blue-gray rock that splits into flat layers.
The word usually refers to color: slaty clouds, a slaty blue.
It can also describe texture or composition: slaty rock formations.
Birds with gray plumage often carry the name: slaty-backed gull, slaty flowerpiercer.
Neutral achromatic hue
- pewterTin-based tableware alloy
- gunmetalBluish-gray bronze alloy
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
steel · lead · graphite · leaden · smoky · muted · dull · dark
Compacted clay sediment
- schistPlaty-mineral metamorphic rock
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
lamination · foliation · mica · chlorite · strata · outcrop · bedrock · quarry
Bird's complete feather coat
- flycatcherInsect-eating perching bird
- gullCoastal scavenging seabird
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
- vireoSmall olive-colored songbird
Overlapping roof cladding
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- flagstoneFlat stone for paving
- claddingOuter protective layer
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
quarried · split · dressed · waterproofing · traditional · Welsh · Vermont · durable
gray
Neutral achromatic hue
ash · steel · lead · graphite · leaden · smoky · muted · dull · dark · somber
shale
Compacted clay sediment
- schistPlaty-mineral metamorphic rock
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
cleavage · lamination · foliation · mica · chlorite · strata · outcrop · bedrock · quarry · layered
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
- flycatcherInsect-eating perching bird
- gullCoastal scavenging seabird
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
vireo · bunting · finch · feathered · birding · avian · coloration
shingles
Overlapping roof cladding
weathering · quarried · split · dressed · waterproofing · traditional · Welsh · Vermont · durable · pitched
slatymulticolored
Having multiple hues
variegated · polychromatic · motley · varicolored · polychrome
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
- blank slateUnmarked starting point
- wipe the slate cleanForgive and forget completely
- start with a clean slateAbandon prior record, restart
- slate grayCool neutral dark tone
- slate blueGrayish-blue color