Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grayish

/ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
gray-ish
IPA
/ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat gray.

Etymology

Etymology tree English gray Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English grayish From gray + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more grayish (comparative) most grayish (superlative) greyish (alternative)

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Synonyms

grayey gray / grey grayey / greyey grayish / greyish griseous grisescent hoary grey gray greyish

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Questions

How do you pronounce grayish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/.
What does grayish mean?
Somewhat gray.
Where does grayish come from?
Etymology tree English gray Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English grayish From gray + -ish.

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