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grey

/ɡreɪ/adjective

उच्चारण ग्रे

धूसर, सलेटी; (बाल) सफ़ेद

Basic word

adjective
  1. 1

    having the colour of smoke or ashes; (of hair) turning white because of age; (of the weather) dull and cloudy; not interesting

    धूसर, सलेटी; (बाल) सफ़ेद

    • grey clouds
    • grey hair
    • The sky turned grey before the monsoon rain.
    + 2 more examples
    • My grandfather's beard has gone grey.
    • He wore a grey suit to the interview.

    Synonyms ashen silver slate dull overcast

    Opposite bright colourful sunny

noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    the colour of smoke or ashes

    धूसर रंग

    • dressed in grey
    • Grey is her favourite colour for winter coats.
    • The room was painted in various shades of grey.
    + 1 more example
    • The mountains faded into grey as the mist came down.

    Synonyms silver slate charcoal

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

grey (adjective): grey hair / a grey sky

As an adjective, grey describes colour, hair turning white, weather and mood.

Adjective के रूप में grey रंग, सफ़ेद होते बाल, मौसम और मनःस्थिति का वर्णन करता है।

  • She has grey hair at fifty.
  • It was a grey, cloudy morning.

grey (noun): the colour grey / in grey

As a noun, grey names the colour; 'in grey' describes clothes.

Noun के रूप में grey रंग का नाम है; 'in grey' वस्त्रों का वर्णन करता है।

  • The walls were painted a light grey.
  • He was dressed in grey.

grey (verb): go grey / turn grey

Use go or turn with grey to show change of colour, especially hair.

रंग में बदलाव दिखाने के लिए, खासकर बालों के लिए, grey के साथ go या turn आता है।

  • His hair began to go grey in his thirties.
  • The sky turned grey before the rain.

grey area

A grey area is something unclear where rules do not give a clear answer.

Grey area ऐसी अस्पष्ट स्थिति है जिसमें नियम स्पष्ट उत्तर नहीं देते।

  • The law on this matter is a grey area.

grey vs gray (spelling)

British English spells it grey; American English uses gray.

British English में वर्तनी grey है; American English में gray।

  • We use 'grey' in India.
+Collocations 4

shade + grey

darklightpaleslatesteelash

  • The slate grey sky promised rain.

grey + noun

haircloudmatterareamarketsuit

  • The grey market sells goods without official permission.

verb + grey

goturnlookpaintdye

  • My uncle's moustache has turned grey.

grey + body/mood

faceskinspiritsdaymood

  • It was a long, grey day in the monsoon.
“More examples 5
  • Grey clouds gathered over Mumbai just before the monsoon.

मानसून से ठीक पहले मुंबई के ऊपर स्लेटी बादल घिर आए।

  • The elephant's thick grey skin protects it from insects.

हाथी की मोटी स्लेटी त्वचा उसे कीड़ों से बचाती है।

  • Worry about exams gave Radhika's father a few grey hairs.

परीक्षाओं की चिंता ने राधिका के पिता के कुछ बाल सफ़ेद कर दिए।

  • The rules about online work are a grey area.

Online काम के बारे में नियम अस्पष्ट क्षेत्र में आते हैं।

  • Grey matter is the part of the brain that processes information.

Grey matter मस्तिष्क का वह भाग है जो सूचना को संसाधित करता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Grey, silver and ashen all suggest a pale, dull colour, with different feeling or use.

Grey, silver और ashen तीनों फीके, धुंधले रंग का भाव देते हैं, पर भाव और प्रयोग में अंतर है।

grey

The common colour between black and white.

काले और सफ़ेद के बीच का सामान्य रंग।

  • a grey coat

silver

A shining grey, like the metal.

धातु जैसा चमकता हुआ grey।

  • silver hair

ashen

Pale grey, especially of a face from shock.

फीका grey, खासकर सदमे से चेहरे के लिए।

  • His face was ashen.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Keep the grey shades: silver, ash, slate, charcoal (dark grey), smoky.

धूसर के रंग याद रखिए: silver, ash, slate, charcoal (गहरा धूसर), smoky।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Grey area (a situation that is not clearly right or wrong), grey matter (informal, intelligence; the brain), the grey market (trading in goods through unofficial channels), shades of grey.

Idioms: grey area (ऐसी स्थिति जो स्पष्ट रूप से सही या गलत न हो), grey matter (अनौपचारिक, बुद्धि; मस्तिष्क), the grey market (अनौपचारिक माध्यमों से व्यापार), shades of grey।

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General knowledge

Science: grey hair is caused by loss of the pigment melanin.

विज्ञान में सफ़ेद बाल melanin वर्णक की कमी से होते हैं।