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Meaning of "steely grey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STEELY GREY

steely grey  [ˈstiːlɪ ɡreɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEELY GREY

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

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STEELY GREY


array
əˈreɪ
dove-grey
ˌdʌvˈɡreɪ
extrait
eksˈtreɪ
gray
ɡreɪ
grey
ɡreɪ
hombre
ˈɒmbreɪ
kilogray
ˈkɪləˌɡreɪ
Monterrey
ˌmɒntəˈreɪ
pearl-grey
ˌpɜːlˈɡreɪ
pray
preɪ
ray
reɪ
re
reɪ
rei
reɪ
silver-grey
ˈsɪlvəˌɡreɪ
slate-grey
ˌsleɪtˈɡreɪ
spray
spreɪ
Tigray
ˈtiːɡreɪ
Tigre
ˈtiːɡreɪ
tray
treɪ
trey
treɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEELY GREY

steel-clad
steel-plated
steelbow
Steele
steelhead
steelie
steeliness
steelmaker
steelman
steels
steelware
steelwork
steelworker
steelworking
steelworks
steely
steely blue
steely-eyed
steely-hearted
steelyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEELY GREY

Aubrey
Carey
Carrey
charcoal grey
corey
dapple-grey
Earl Grey
Frey
Humphrey
iron grey
Jeffrey
Monterey
murrey
osprey
pearl grey
prey
steel grey
storey
surrey
two-storey

Synonyms and antonyms of steely grey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «steely grey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEELY GREY

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

Translator English - Chinese

钢铁般的灰色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gris acero
570 millions of speakers

English

steely grey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फौलादी ग्रे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رمادي فولاذي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стальной серый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinza de aço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Steely ধূসর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gris acier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelabu kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stahlgrau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冷酷グレー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강철 회색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Steely grey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đanh thép màu xám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெதுவாக சாம்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टीलेस ग्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Paslı gri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grigio d´acciaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stalowy szary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сталевий сірий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gri de fier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατσάλινο γκρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Steely grys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Steely grå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Steely grå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of steely grey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEELY GREY»

The term «steely grey» is used very little and occupies the 169.808 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEELY GREY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «steely grey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «steely grey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEELY GREY»

Discover the use of steely grey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steely grey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Elephant's Breath & London Smoke
... a positively green hue to a sallow skin. Peterson's Magazine, April 1886 Steel, 1889 – grayish steel blue, Good Housekeeping, March 16, 1889 Steel, 1889 – In crush hats, they show ...steel, Clothier and Furnisher, January 1889 Steely grey ...
Deb Salisbury, 2009
2
Birds of the Middle East
Rather large, short-tailed, heavy finch readily told by large, powerful steely-grey bill (horncoloured in winter), rufous and brown plumage with black on face and chin and broad white wing-bar. Female dullerthan male with less rufous-orange ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
3
On Colours 1528: A Translation from Latin
... boxwood-brown 13 Byssinus byssine golden-yellow 13 Caeruleus ceruleous sky-blue, cerulean 1 213 Caesius csesious steely grey-blue 211 Candens candent white-hot 413 Candidus candid shining-white 4 8913 Can us canous light-grey ...
Antonio Telesio, Don Pavey, Roy Osborne, 2003
4
The Journey To Enlightenment
In the case that Self-realization was not been obtained in the newly vacated “life” the initial realization upon death will be that of a steely-grey translucent consciousness only. In many cases the persons concerned may not even be aware that ...
J. Robin E. Harger, 2011
5
Grey Redemption
His steely grey stare accessing and appraising us as though he was an appraiser from Sotheby's looking at a fine gem. His forehead was furrowed and his shave, while razor-close, had been made several hours earlier. It was 5:30 a.m., and I ...
Scott D. Covey, 2011
6
Settling the Score
Well, two could play at that game, mister! 'Romy Salisbury,' he stated, in a deep voice which still had the power to bring her out in goosebumps beneath the cream jacket she wore. His steely grey eyes swept over her in candid assessment.
Sharon Kendrick, 2011
7
Happy Pilgrims
His steely-grey hair was still steely-grey, but somewhat thinner than it looked on film. The one thing that hadn't changed, that had remained the same since his face first shone through celluloid, was the creases that stretched from the corners of ...
Stephen Finucan, 2009
8
Windows
... diagram of a portion of the glass. Yet thiswindow is as early as the year 1515, and before the period when masses of deep shadow were represented by paintAccordingly the canopy in this instance is glazed in pot-metal of steely grey- blue, ...
L.F. Day
9
The Spaceframe Moultons
Both versions had much in common with the AM7, the obvious difference being their 14 speed transmissions. The AMI 4s were also distinguished by their frame finish. Although the basic colour was still steely grey, there was a red coach line ...
Tony Hadland, 2009
10
Buntings and Sparrows
Bill steely grey. Legs dull greyish-flesh. First-winter Both sexes resemble winter adults but average duller, with broader grey fringes to the rufous crown feathers. Note that due to the slight sexual dimorphism, first-winter males are very similar to ...
Clive Byers, Urban Olsson, Jon Curson, 2013

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEELY GREY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term steely grey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marion Cotillard's Steely Grey Nails: How To Get The Look
The stunning actress sported some pretty cool grey digits at the 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala Presented By The Los Angeles Times at The Beverly ... «Hollywood Life, Oct 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Steely grey [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/steely-grey>. May 2024 ».
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