Meanings
noungray eminence (plural gray eminences)
plural gray eminences · alternative grey eminence
- Synonym of éminence grise.
Synonyms: éminence grise
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of éminence grise.
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Origin
- Frenchéminence grise
- Englishgray eminence
Calque of French éminence grise.
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gray eminence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20eminence
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“gray eminence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20eminence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gray eminence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20eminence.
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