Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greyness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: grey-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being grey.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The sun had gone behind the clouds. As the ship slid out on its way a stray beam pierced the greyness."
"The sight of them [the Grampians] as we crossed the viaduct over the North Esk I am not likely to forget. After a night of snow, they hung wraith-like across the sky, exquisitely beautiful in the greyness of winter dawn."

Etymology

From Middle English graynes, greynes; equivalent to grey + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: graynes
Suffix: grey

Usage

Inflected Forms

greynesses (plural) grayness (alternative)

Synonyms

gray grayness grey

Questions

What does greyness mean?: The quality or state of being grey.
Where does greyness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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