Grey ɡreɪ Hair Smoke Adjective Eyes/Hair Turning Beard

• grey eyes/hair
• her hair was turning grey.
• his beard was going grey.
• wisps of grey smoke

grey

1. having the colour of smoke or ashes
• SEE ALSO dapple grey
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dapple-grey_1
• grey eyes/hair
• Her hair was turning grey.
• His beard was going grey.
• wisps of grey smoke
• a grey suit
2. not bright; full of clouds
• grey skies
• I hate these grey days.
• The sky looks very grey. I think it's going to rain.
3. having grey hair
• He's gone very grey.

Extra Examples

• She was completely grey by the age of thirty.
• He'd turned quite grey.
4. pale, because they are ill, tired or sad
• The next morning she looked very grey and hollow-eyed.
• His face was grey with pain.
5. without interest or variety; making you feel sad
• Life seems grey and pointless without him.
6. not interesting or attractive
• The company was full of faceless grey men who all looked the same.

Extra Examples

• She had to talk to some grey under-secretary from the Ministry.
• Ours is a company that isn't run by grey men in suits.
• It is thought of as a city of grey bureaucracy.
7. connected with old people
• the grey vote
• grey power

Word Origin

• Old English grǣg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grauw and German grau.