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In our skulls, we carry around 3 pounds of slimy, wet, greyish tissue, corrugated like crumpled toilet paper. You wouldn't think, to look at the unappetizing lump, that it was some of the most powerful stuff in the known universe.
Eliezer Yudkowsky

Meaning of "greyish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREYISH

greyish  [ˈɡreɪɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREYISH

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

WHAT DOES GREYISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

greyish

Grey

Grey or gray is an intermediate color between black and white. Grey is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is a color "without color." It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash and of lead. The first recorded use of grey as a color name in the English language was in AD 700. Grey is the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English, although gray remained in common usage in the UK until the second half of the 20th century. Gray has been the preferred American spelling since approximately 1825, although grey is an accepted variant.

Definition of greyish in the English dictionary

The definition of greyish in the dictionary is slightly grey in colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREYISH


babyish
ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ
boyish
ˈbɔɪɪʃ
clayish
ˈkleɪɪʃ
cockneyish
ˈkɒknɪɪʃ
dandyish
ˈdændɪɪʃ
dilettanteish
ˌdɪləˈtæntɪɪʃ
dryish
ˈdraɪɪʃ
essayish
ˈɛseɪɪʃ
fortyish
ˈfɔːtɪɪʃ
highish
ˈhaɪɪʃ
hippieish
ˈhɪpɪɪʃ
lazyish
ˈleɪzɪɪʃ
puppyish
ˈpʌpɪɪʃ
sissyish
ˈsɪsɪɪʃ
slyish
ˈslaɪɪʃ
sorryish
ˈsɒrɪɪʃ
thirtyish
ˈθɜːtɪɪʃ
toadyish
ˈtəʊdɪɪʃ
tomboyish
ˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃ
wheyish
ˈweɪɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREYISH

greyback
greybeard
greybearded
greyed out
greyhead
greyheaded
greyhen
greyhound
greyhound race
greyhound racing
greying
greylag
greylag goose
greylist
greyly
greyness
Greys
greystone
greywacke
greywether

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREYISH

countryish
fiftyish
flunkeyish
fogeyish
fogyish
goyish
grannyish
hobbledehoyish
jockeyish
ladyish
monkeyish
nannyish
ninnyish
pixyish
pygmyish
schoolboyish
shyish
Toryish
toyish
zanyish

Synonyms and antonyms of greyish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greyish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREYISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grisáceo
570 millions of speakers

English

greyish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رمادي اللون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серовато
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acinzentada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধূসরাভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grisâtre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gräulich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

灰色がかった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greyish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi xám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாம்பல்நிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किंचीत करडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grimsi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grigiastro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szarawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сірувато
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκριζωπό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gråaktigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gråaktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greyish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREYISH»

The term «greyish» is regularly used and occupies the 57.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREYISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greyish

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QUOTES WITH «GREYISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word greyish.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
In our skulls, we carry around 3 pounds of slimy, wet, greyish tissue, corrugated like crumpled toilet paper. You wouldn't think, to look at the unappetizing lump, that it was some of the most powerful stuff in the known universe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREYISH»

Discover the use of greyish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greyish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Annual Report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of the ...
Mucosa greyish contracted. Round worms. Small amount viscid fluid flaked w ith dark masses. Mucosa greyish. Mucosa greyish nearly empty. Slight amount of thick viscid, blackish material. Slucosa greyish. Dark, granular, thin pasty mass, ...
Michigan. Office of Dairy and Food Commissioner, 1909
2
Earth's Pre-Pleistocene Glacial Record
Disconformably below there follows: Luoquan Formation (200 m) (5) 100 m: Greyish green or yellowish green shale with intercalations of thinly layered siltstone. (4) 60 m : Purplish red or greyish brown sandy slate containing glacial pebbles.
M. J. Hambrey, W. B. Harland, 2011
3
Nightjars: A Guide to Nightjars and Related Birds
DESCRIPTION N. j. jamaicensis Adult male Forehead, crown and nape greyish- brown, broadly streaked blackish-brown. No collar around hindneck. Mantle and back greyish-brown, broadly streaked blackish-brown. Rump greyish-brown ...
Nigel Cleere, 2010
4
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales
In this bed the water increased from 75 to 275 gallons per hour 22 n 438 8 Hard greyish- white sandstone 7 3* 445 11* Very hard greyish-white sandstone with dark bands, false-bedded 17 11 463 10£ Hard greyish-white sandstone 10 4 474  ...
‎1900
5
Fauna Hawaiiensis
XXIII. fig. 12). Antennae greyish fuscous, the basal joint speckled with pale ochreous. Palpi olive- grey, shaded and speckled with greyish fuscous. Head greyish fuscous, inclining to ochreous at the sides. Thorax greyish fuscous, speckled with ...
David Sharp, 1907
6
A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory
Upper parts light brown, tinged with grey, the fore part of the head greyish ; the rump shaded with ochre-yellow ; secondary coverts and tail-feathers tipped with greyish-white ; a cream- coloured band from the base of the bill over the eye, the  ...
William Macgillivray, 1839
7
Annual Report - New South Wales Department of Mines
Strata. okwork fellowish-red, gritty, thick-bedded ferruginous sandstone Grey shaly sandstone Shale parting Rather hard thick-bedded grey sandstone Dark bluish-grey sandy shale Rather fine-grained greyish sandstone ' Bluish-grey sandy ...
New South Wales. Dept. of Mines, 1908
8
Joint Volumes of Papers Presented to the Legislative Council ...
Brickwork Yellowish-red, gritty, thick-bedded ferruginous sandstone Grey shaly sandstone Shale parting Rather hard thick- beil Jed grey sandstone Dark bluish- grey sandy shale Rather fine-grained greyish sandstone * Bluish-grey sandy ...
New South Wales. Parliament, 1908
9
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Colour: Dorsal surface of head mottled greyish-green and reddish-brown, with many pale, yellowish flecks. A brownish band running obliquely through eye onto middle of upper jaw. Three short, brownish bands on cheek, one below mouth ...
10
Transactions of the American Entomological Society and ...
Palpi whitish, the second joint externally brownish fuscous; apical joint with a brownish-fuscous spot beneath at its base, and a broad brownish- fuscous band around its middle; head and thorax whitish, much mixed and clouded with greyish ...
‎1883

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREYISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greyish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Suspect sought in shooting near Peninsula Park
Witnesses told police that an African-American man with a thin build, around 25 years old, fired several rounds before fleeing in a greyish, ... «KOIN.com, Jul 15»
2
Ashes of the Astronomer who found the Icy World nearing the planet …
The stamp that New Horizons is carrying has Pluto depicted in greyish orange which is an artist's rendering drawing from NASA's knowledge of ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Deadly disease outbreak in KZN 'under control'
The classic sign of someone infected is a white or greyish thick coating covering the back of the throat and tonsils. Symptoms include having a ... «Health24, Jul 15»
4
Astronomer's ashes nearing icy world he discovered: Pluto
As for the 29-cent stowaway stamp, Pluto is depicted as greyish with orange flecks, an artist's rendering based on what NASA knew about the ... «www.ottawacommunitynews.com/, Jul 15»
5
Talipot palm prepares to bloom
The fruit is round in shape, with greyish olive color and a diameter of about 3.8cm. The globose seeds have the hardness of ivory and are ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
The Cross Keys, London SW3 – restaurant review
The veal has collapsed into greyish mush, its mayo split into vomity curds. It is topped with cheese shavings, frilly fried red onion and the odd ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Hot on the trail of the Wicklow woodpecker
An eye, clearly visible, then the silhouetted head of a young woodpecker, greyish black and white, with a red crown. Every so often the head ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
Music: Prides of place
No matter which specific genre or category they were packaged in, our most celebrated artists have generally been of a greyish hue. «The National, Jul 15»
9
FILM REVIEW: Arnie's tender turn in zombie flick Maggie (15)
The film is shot through a greyish tinted lens which gives a dusky depressing look to the baron wheat fields and the Middle America landscape. But although the ... «News Shopper, Jul 15»
10
IT FOLLOWS – The Blu Review
A lot of IT FOLLOWS is bathed in a frankly kind of sickly looking greyish blues and yellows but rather surprisingly, the fine detail remain largely ... «We Are Movie Geeks, Jul 15»

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