grayness B2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled greyness US /ˈɡreɪnəs/ UK /ˈɡreɪnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #168042 Meanings 1 noun the quality or state of being gray in color The grayness of the winter sky made the bare landscape look almost colorless. 2 noun figurative dullness, gloom, or lack of variety Bright murals relieved the grayness of the concrete corridor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality or state of... greyness 2 noun · figurative dullness, gloom,... dullnessdrabnessgloom ↔ Opposites colorfulnessbrightnessvividness Word family Related forms graygrey Etymology Formed in English from gray + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Greyness is the usual British spelling, while grayness is standard in American English. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # grayness **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡreɪnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡreɪnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 168042 ## Meanings 1. the quality or state of being gray in color 2. figurative dullness, gloom, or lack of variety ## Examples - The grayness of the winter sky made the bare landscape look almost colorless. - Bright murals relieved the grayness of the concrete corridor. ## Synonyms - greyness - dullness - drabness ## Antonyms - colorfulness - brightness - vividness ## Related Forms - gray - grey ## Etymology Formed in English from gray + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Greyness is the usual British spelling, while grayness is standard in American English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown