greyish

greyish — adjective

1. having a colour that is close to grey but not completely grey — for example, a g

1.形容詞B1
釋義

having a colour that is close to grey but not completely grey — for example, a greyish sky before a storm, or hair that is beginning to turn white with age.

例句

The old wooden shed had turned a greyish colour after years of rain and sun.

greyish + colour (describing objects)

Leila chose a greyish sweater because she wanted something softer than plain black.

greyish + clothing item

同義詞
  • ashen

    emphasises a pale, grey-white colour, often describing skin or face

  • silvery

    suggests a light grey with a shiny or metallic quality

  • dull grey

    stresses lack of brightness rather than closeness to grey

  • pale grey

    focuses on the light, washed-out quality rather than the greyness itself

反義詞
  • vibrant

    describes colours that are bright and strong, the opposite of muted greyish tones

  • colourful

    refers to a wide range of bright hues, unlike the single, washed-out quality of greyish

用法筆記

Used mainly in British English; the American spelling is grayish. The -ish suffix indicates 'somewhat' or 'approximately', so greyish always means not fully grey.

常見錯誤

❌Her hair is greyish white.
✅Her hair is a greyish white.
💡greyish is an adjective that needs to modify a noun, not another adjective directly.
❌I bought a greyish colour paint.
✅I bought a greyish paint.
💡greyish already describes colour; adding 'colour' is redundant.