Meaning

1 senses
  1. Somewhat gray.

    gräulich

    серова́тыйserovátyj

    сірува́тийsiruvátyj

More definitions
  • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The large grayish castle stands beside the ocean.

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  2. A grayish fish is calmly swimming in the stream.

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  3. Everything was covered by a grayish layer of dust.

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  4. The building is grayish yellow.

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  5. We happen to see a mongoose crossing the road. Its tail is bushy and its coat is grayish.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Forms

more grayish, most grayish
Comparativemore grayish Lesson
Superlativemost grayish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
grayeygriseoushoarygray / greygrayey / greyeygrayish / greyishgrisescent
Close in meaning
  • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black:greygraygreyish

Antonyms

2 antonyms
achromaticcolorless

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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