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Meaning of "grey-haired" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREY-HAIRED

grey-haired  [ˌɡreɪˈhɛəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREY-HAIRED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grey-Haired is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GREY-HAIRED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grey-haired

Human hair color

Hair color is the pigmentation of hair follicles due to two types of melanin: eumelanin and pheomelanin. Generally, if more eumelanin is present, the color of the hair is darker; if less eumelanin is present, the hair is lighter. Levels of melanin can vary over time causing a person's hair color to change, and it is possible to have hair follicles of more than one color. Particular hair colors are associated with ethnic groups. The shades of human hair color are assessed using the Fischer–Saller scale. The Fischer–Saller scale, named after Eugen Fischer and Karl Saller, is used in physical anthropology and medicine to determine the shades of hair color. The scale uses the following designations: A, B to E, F to L, M to O, P to T, U to Y and Roman numerals I to IV and V to VI. See also the Martin–Schultz scale for eye color.

Definition of grey-haired in the English dictionary

The definition of grey-haired in the dictionary is having grey hair.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREY-HAIRED


Baird
bɛəd
declared
dɪˈklɛəd
flared
ˈflɛəd
ginger-haired
ˌdʒɪndʒəˈhɛəd
greyheaded
ˌɡreɪˈhɛəd
laird
lɛəd
Layard
lɛəd
prepared
prɪˈpɛəd
raven-haired
ˈreɪvənˌhɛəd
red-haired
ˌrɛdˈhɛəd
scared
ˈskɛəd
short-haired
ˌʃɔːtˈhɛəd
silver-haired
ˈsɪlvəˌhɛəd
tow-haired
ˌtəʊˈhɛəd
undeclared
ˌʌndɪˈklɛəd
unpaired
ʌnˈpɛəd
unprepared
ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd
unrepaired
ˌʌnrɪˈpɛəd
unshared
ʌnˈʃɛəd
white-haired
ˌwaɪtˈhɛəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREY-HAIRED

grey squirrel
grey vote
grey wagtail
grey warbler
grey water
grey whale
grey willow
grey wolf
grey-crowned babbler
grey-faced petrel
grey-state
Grey-Thompson
grey-wave
greyback
greybeard
greybearded
greyed out
greyhead
greyheaded
greyhen

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREY-HAIRED

acquired
curly-haired
dark-haired
fair-haired
hearing impaired
impaired
inspired
light-haired
long-haired
mentally impaired
physically impaired
required
staired
tired
unaired
unimpaired
visually impaired
wavy-haired
well-aired
wire-haired

Synonyms and antonyms of grey-haired in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grey-haired» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREY-HAIRED

Find out the translation of grey-haired to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grey-haired from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grey-haired» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

头发灰白的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

canoso
570 millions of speakers

English

grey-haired
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफ़ेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَشْيَب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

седой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grisalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পক্বকেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grisonnant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berambut kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grauhaarig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白髪のある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백발의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Werna abu-abu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tóc bạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரைத்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राखाडी-केशर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kır saçlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brizzolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siwowłosy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сивий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu părul sur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκριζομάλλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gryse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gråhårig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gråhåret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grey-haired

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY-HAIRED»

The term «grey-haired» is regularly used and occupies the 107.138 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY-HAIRED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grey-haired

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QUOTES WITH «GREY-HAIRED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grey-haired.
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Mackenzie Astin
Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREY-HAIRED»

Discover the use of grey-haired in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grey-haired and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Interpretation and Uses of Medical Statistics
To simplify the situation, only two age-groups are considered (less than 60 years and 60 years or older). A total of 1500 patients were studied and 50% had grey hair and 50% did not. Mortality in the grey-haired group was 4·8%, compared with ...
Leslie Daly, Geoffrey J Bourke, 2008
2
Inferno Diary
The spectator-men swooned and sighed. The Grey- Haired Man scowled and snarled. The swooning men recoiled. I said nothing. I did nothing. I felt nothing. The Grey-Haired Man tore the arras from my bleeding body, taking with it some of the ...
J. D. Richard, 2001
3
A Wind Age
Inside he could see the grey-haired man standing over a bed. The Duke had his back to the wall and was blocking Michel's view of the occupant. Michel heard the Duke threatening the grey-haired man to do something to save whoever was in ...
Miss Delaney Carpenter, 2010
4
Soccer in Spain: Politics, Literature, and Film
Throughout the story, the father (whom the narrator refers to as "the grey-haired man”) and the teenager argue vehemently about the soccer match. The youngster blames the late goal his team gave up on the coach's decision to substitute an ...
Timothy J. Ashton, 2013
5
MODERN AZERBAIJANI WOMEN?S PROSE
The men went on with the small talk in low voices, but the grey-haired man slammed his right fist on the table. The men immediately broke off. Even D. finally stopped sobbing. The old man with a white beard who had been sitting still all that ...
VAGIF SULTANLY AND IRAJ ISMAELY, 2014
6
The Martinet
The grey haired man went to the window overlooking their van. He saw the police car idling next to it. His breath hitched in his throat. The officer was still inside the car...that meant he must've called for backup. Or worse, maybe he called for ...
Brad Barber, 2007
7
Childhood of the Dead
The grey-haired man began to dress him up. Dito wanted to thank him, but didn't know how. He only made an almost imperceptible gesture with his head. When the dark colored water they called soup was distributed, one of the prisoners was  ...
Jose Louseiro, 1995
8
The DVD Murders
But before Callahan could move, there was a gasp from the assembled mob: the grey-haired man stood on the top of the steps with his hands held high over his head. “Hold your fire,” Captain Collins said in a loud voice. The grey-haired man  ...
Bob Frey, 2009
9
Diamonds Best Friend Or Foe
The grey-haired man nodded to one of the enforcers who drew a short wooden truncheon from his pocket and smashed it down rapidly on each of Matt's knees. The sound of the bone splintering was quite clear moments before the bull-like ...
Albert Able, 2009
10
Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A Collection of Short Plays
SIMPLETON, meanwhile, has made his way to the forest, where the GREY- HAIRED WOMAN awaits] WOMAN. Good day. SIMPLETON. Good day to you also, little grey-haired old woman. You look very hungry and thirsty. I have only some ...
Doug Goheen, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREY-HAIRED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grey-haired is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Letter from Africa: On Buhari and forgiveness in Nigeria
... that person will turn up days later in the company of his or her grey-haired, widowed mother and maybe an aged uncle and a pregnant wife. «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Great time, good prices at Health & You fair
The grey-haired grandmother of three sweated it out at the Zumba Fitness and Kpop Aerobics sessions, each an hour long. With beads of ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
John Lewis Grooms Activists at Comic-Con
“Keep the fire alive,” a grey-haired gent, still cradling his autographed book, urged the venerable pol. (Warren Rojas/CQ Roll Call). “Thank you ... «Roll Call, Jul 15»
4
Tim Thornton: A GP's fears over health impact of fracking in Ryedale
Hardly surprising that so many of those concerned about this industrialisation of the countryside are grey-haired and retired. We wish to ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
5
The invisible hand behind a classic
It appeared, though, Hohoff comfortably inhabited the role. “She was a powerful grey-haired lady who knew her own mind and spoke in a frank ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
6
Rules of the game; folk culture and stuff
If you happen to have sat at some restaurant or bar and heard a grey-haired old boy babbling on with thoughts such as follow, then let me ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
7
Why The Outcast is no ordinary period drama
... Greg Wise, unrecognisable from his days as a Sense and Sensibility heart-throb in the guise of the grey-haired, moustached Gilbert (above). «Radio Times, Jul 15»
8
Comic-Con 2015 roundup: Everything you missed
In the trailer, Superman is called before a government committee to explain his actions, while Affleck's grey-haired Batman/Bruce Wayne talks ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
9
'The Gambler' Kenny Rogers comes to Caesars Friday
The grey-haired, bearded Texan scored major hits with “Lucille,” “The Gambler,” “Daytime Friends,” “Coward of the County,” “We've Got Tonight ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
10
Festival Preview: Bestival
When the youthful, exuberant crowd first see a grey-haired, spectacled pensioner slide on to the stage in worn Levi's and a plastic top hat, a few ... «Impact Magazine, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Grey-Haired [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grey-haired>. May 2024 ».
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