different between sunless vs grey
sunless
English
Etymology
sun +? -less
Adjective
sunless (comparative more sunless, superlative most sunless)
- Without the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed.
- (figuratively) Dreary, cheerless.
- 1857, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 18, in The Professor:
- When I first saw her, her countenance was sunless, her complexion colourless; she looked like one who had no source of enjoyment, no store of bliss anywhere in the world.
- 1857, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 18, in The Professor:
Derived terms
- sunlessly
- sunlessness
Translations
Anagrams
- unlesss
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grey
English
Alternative forms
- gray (often used in the US)
Etymology
From Middle English grey, from Old English gr??, from Proto-Germanic *gr?waz (compare Dutch grauw, German grau, Old Norse grár), from Proto-Indo-European *??reh?- (“to green, to grow”) (compare Latin r?vus (“grey”), Old Church Slavonic ???? (z?rj?, “to see, to glance”), Russian ????? (zret?, “to watch, to look at”) (archaic), Lithuanian žeriù (“to shine”)).
Adjective
grey (comparative greyer or more grey, superlative greyest or most grey)
- Britain and Commonwealth of Nations standard spelling of gray.
- These grey and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks.
- (South Africa, slang) Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
grey (third-person singular simple present greys, present participle greying, simple past and past participle greyed)
- Britain and Commonwealth of Nations standard spelling of gray.
- 1941, Emily Carr, Klee Wyck, Chapter 18, [1]
- Now only a few hand-hewn cedar planks and roof beams remained, moss-grown and sagging—a few totem poles, greyed and split.
- 1941, Emily Carr, Klee Wyck, Chapter 18, [1]
Noun
grey (plural greys)
- Britain and Commonwealth of Nations standard spelling of gray.
- 1833, Sporting Magazine (volume 6, page 400)
- Pioneer seemed now to have the game in his own hands; but the Captain, by taking two desperate leaps, cut off a corner, by which he regained the ground he had lost by the fall, and was up with the grey the remainder of the chase.
- 1833, Sporting Magazine (volume 6, page 400)
Translations
See also
- greys
References
Anagrams
- -ergy, gyre
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse grey, from Proto-Germanic *grawj?, cognate with Faroese groyggj.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krei?/
- Rhymes: -ei?
Noun
grey n (genitive singular greys, nominative plural grey)
- (archaic) bitch (female dog)
- wretch, pitiful person
- indefinite accusative singular of grey
- indefinite nominative plural of grey
- indefinite accusative plural of grey
Declension
Middle English
Alternative forms
- grei, gray, grai, greye, gry, græi, gro, gra, gre?e, grei?e
Etymology
From Old English gr??, from Proto-Germanic *gr?waz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?i?/
- Rhymes: -?i?
Adjective
grey (plural and weak singular greye)
- grey, dull, drab (in color)
- glinting, glistening
Descendants
- English: gray, grey
- Scots: gray
- Yola: gry
References
- “grei, adj. & n..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Noun
grey
- grey (colour)
- Fur of the grey squirrel
- grey clothes
- grey textiles
- An elderly man
- A badger
Descendants
- English: gray, grey
- Scots: gray
- Yola: gry
References
- “grei, adj. & n..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
- “grei, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
- “grei, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See also
Portuguese
Noun
grey m (plural greys)
- Alternative form of gray (race of extraterrestrials)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin grege, singular ablative of grex, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ger- (“to assemble, gather together”). Doublet of grupo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???ei/, [???ei?]
Noun
grey f (plural greyes)
- (obsolete, poetic) flock, herd
- Synonyms: rebaño, rehala
- (religion) flock (people served by a pastor, priest, etc., also all believers in a church or religion)
- Synonyms: rebaño, feligresía, congregación, iglesia
Derived terms
- gregario
- agregar
Related terms
- oveja
- cabra
See also
- (animals): ganado, hato, parvada, manada, jauría, cardumen, enjambre
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