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Definition of Grayness
1. Noun. A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black.
Generic synonyms: Achromatic Color, Achromatic Colour
Specialized synonyms: Ash Gray, Ash Grey, Silver, Silver Gray, Silver Grey, Charcoal, Charcoal Gray, Charcoal Grey, Oxford Gray, Oxford Grey, Dapple-gray, Dapple-grey, Dappled-gray, Dappled-grey, Iron-gray, Iron-grey, Tattletale Gray, Tattletale Grey, Davy's Gray, Davy's Grey, Iron Blue, Steel Gray, Steel Grey
Derivative terms: Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Grey, Grey, Grey
Definition of Grayness
1. n. The quality of being gray.
Definition of Grayness
1. Noun. The state of being gray ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grayness
1. the state of being gray [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grayness
Literary usage of Grayness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Care of the Skin and Hair by William Allen Pusey (1912)
"grayness (Canities) There is a natural tendency for the hair to turn ... The degree
and the age of occurrence of grayness are largely matters of heredity. ..."
2. A Treatise on diseases of the skin for advanced students and practitioners by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1916)
"grayness of the hair; Gray hair; Whiteness of the hair; Atrophy of the hair ...
Congenital grayness is somewhat rare, and almost invariably is observed ..."
3. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology by William Allen Pusey (1917)
"This is seen in rare instances where grayness takes place in the area of ...
grayness resulting from nerve lesions or leuko- derma or alopecia areata may be ..."
4. Materials for the Physical Anthropology of the Eastern European Jews by Maurice Fishberg (1907)
"If grayness occurs before that time, it is considered premature; otherwise it is
... Weissenberg thinks that grayness appears quite early in Jews, ..."
5. Memoirs of the American Anthropological and Ethnological Societies by American Ethnological Society, American Anthropological Association (1907)
"If grayness occurs before that time, it is considered premature; otherwise it is
... We have noted grayness in 161 individuals over 20 years of age, ..."
6. An Introduction to Psychology by Mary Whiton Calkins (1914)
"But now, for some reason, the grayness of the Aspire draws my attention; ...
Finally, however, I am conscious of the grayness as a part of the spire, ..."
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