Difference between Grey and Gray

What is the difference between Grey and Gray?

Grey as an adjective is having a grey colour, as the ash of an ember. while Gray as an adjective is grey

Grey

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a grey colour, as the ash of an ember. dreary, gloomy Having an indistinct or disputed quality

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become grey or cause to become grey.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white. an extraterrestrial creature with gray skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

Example sentence: Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent.

Gray

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: grey

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become gray or cause to become gray.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: grey; an achromatic colourA penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243.)an extraterrestrial creature with gray skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Example sentence: All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

We hope you now know whether to use Grey or Gray in your sentence.

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