Meanings
adjective
- alternativeAlternative spelling of grayish.
Frons mat black, orbits slightly paler, more greyish; mesonotum distinctly mat, greyish-black, but with some subshine; […]
2013, K. A. Spencer, Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic Importance, page 264
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*grēwaz
- Proto-West Germanic*grāg
- Old English[Term?]
- Old Englishgrēġ
- Middle Englishgrey
- Englishgrey
- Englishgreyish
Cite this entry
APA
greyish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyish
MLA
“greyish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyish. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greyish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyish.
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