of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.

dark, dismal, or gloomy

gray skies.

dull, dreary, or monotonous.

having gray hair; gray-headed.

pertaining to old age; mature.

Informal . pertaining to, involving, or composed of older persons

gray households.

old or ancient.

indeterminate and intermediate in character

The tax audit concentrated on deductions in the gray area between purely personal and purely business expenses.

any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.

something of this color.

gray material or clothing

to dress in gray.

an unbleached and undyed condition.

( often initial capital letter ) a member of the Confederate army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Compare blue ( def. 5 ) .

a horse of a gray color.

a horse that appears white but is not an albino.

to make or become gray.

adjective

ash , ashen , cinereal , clouded , dappled , dingy , dove , drab , dusky , dusty , grey , heather , iron , lead , leaden , livid , mousy , neutral , oyster , pearly , peppery , powder , sere , shaded , silvered , silvery , slate , smoky , somber , stonenotes:the distinction in spelling between british grey and american gray is recent , popping up in samuel johnson\'s dictionary