grayness

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

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,... dullness drabness gloom

Opposites

colorfulnessbrightness vividness

Word family

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

Abstract Ideas

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