Pronunciation IPA: /gɹeɪ/ Adjective grey having a grey colour dreary, gloomy having an indistinct or disputed quality Alternative spellings gray (US) Translations Breton: louet, gris Chinese: 灰, 灰色 Dutch: grijs Esperanto: grisa Finnish: harmaa French: gris Frisian: griis German: grau Indonesian: kelabu, abu-abu Italian: grigio Interlingua: gris Japanese: ねずみ色 (ねずみいろ, nezumi-iro) Persian: خاكِستَری (xākestæri) Polish: szary Portuguese: cinzento m, cinzenta f Romanian: gri Spanish: gris Swedish: grått n, grå c, gråa pl Turkish: külrengi Vietnamese: xám Noun grey an achromatic colour intermediate between black and white Alternative spellings gray (US) Related terms greyhound See also Appendix:Colours