gray1

adjective

• 1of a color intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or an overcast sky:gray flannel trousers
• (of a person) having gray hair:a gray, fatherly gentleman
• informal relating to old people, especially when seen as an oppressed group:gray power
• (of the weather) cloudy and dull; without sun:a cold, gray November day
• (of a person’s face) pale, as through tiredness, age, or illness:a few people, their faces gray and bitter

• 2dull and nondescript; without interest or character:gray, faceless men the gray daily routine

• 3(of financial or trading activity) not accounted for in official statistics:the gray economy

noun

• 1gray color or pigment:dirty intermediate tones of gray
• gray clothes or material:the gentleman in gray
• gray hair:he sighed at the amount of gray at his temple
• (usually Gray) the Confederate army in the Civil War, or a member of that army.

• 2a gray thing or animal, in particular a gray or white horse.

verb

• (especially of hair) become gray with age:he had put on weight and grayed somewhat (as adjective graying)a man of about fifty with graying hair
• (of a person or group) become older; age: (as adjective graying)a graying workforce