# greyish

/ɡɹˈeɪɪʃ/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/greyish
Updated: 2026-10-15

## Definition

a little grey in colour, not a full or strong grey. You use it when something looks mostly another colour but has a touch of grey.

For teachers: having a slight or partial grey colour, often mixed with another hue. Often modified by degree words such as 'slightly' or 'rather'.

## Examples

- The sky looks greyish before the rain starts.
- She buys greyish paint for the bedroom walls to keep the room calm and bright.
- The morning light gave the old photographs a greyish tone that made the summer garden look distant and quiet.

## Usage notes

- Typically placed before the noun it modifies; also used after linking verbs such as 'look' or 'seem'.

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