Word a Day
gray
What does gray mean?
gray (adjective): of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce gray?
/ɡɹeɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gray come from?
From Middle English gray, from Old English grǣġ (West Saxon).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “gray” mean?
difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with
Not quite: that's what hard means.
of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness
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of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary
Not quite: that's what outside means.
not at all related: totally unrelated, wholly unconnected, completely inapplicable
Not quite: that's what irrelevant means.
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