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greyish

/ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

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

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of grayish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *grēwaz Proto-West Germanic *grāg Old English [Term?] Old English grēġ Middle English grey English grey Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English greyish From grey + -ish.

Derived Forms

greyishly greyishness

Synonyms

grey gray grayish

Homonyms

grayish

Questions

How do you pronounce greyish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/.
What does greyish mean?
Alternative spelling of grayish.
Where does greyish come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *grēwaz Proto-West Germanic *grāg Old English [Term?] Old English grēġ Middle English grey English grey Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English greyish From grey + -ish.

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