grayishness

ˈɡreɪɪʃnəs

Definition

Definition of grayishness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

color

Rare

quality of being somewhat gray in color

Rare

The grayishness of the sky hinted at rain.

dullness

grayness

dullness

Rare

state of being dull or lacking vibrancy

Rare

The grayishness of the room made it feel unwelcoming.

drabness

dullness

lackluster

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Origin of grayishness

English, gray (color) + -ish (somewhat) + -ness (state)

Examples of grayishness in a sentence

Artists often struggle to capture the grayishness of twilight.
The grayishness of the sky dampened our spirits.
His paintings were criticized for their grayishness.

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French:grisaille, monotonie, ...
German:Grautönung, Eintönigkeit, ...
Italian:sfumatura grigiastra, monotonia, ...
Spanish:grisura, monotonía, ...
Portuguese:tom acinzentado, monotonia, ...
Chinese:灰色调, 灰暗度, ...
Japanese:灰色っぽさ, くすみ, ...
Arabic:الرمادية, رُتابَة, ...
Hebrew:אֲפָרוּרִיּוּת, אֲפֹרִיּוּת, ...
Russian:серость, тусклость, ...
Ukrainian:сірість, тьмяність, ...
Hindi:ग्रेयिशनेस, नीरसता, ...
Bengali:ধূসরতা, নীরসতা, ...
Catalan:grisor, ...
Czech:našedlost, šeď, ...
Danish:grålighed, gråhed, ...
Dutch:grijzigheid, grauwheid, ...
Greek:γκριζάδα, ατονία, ...
Hungarian:szürkésség, szürkeség, ...
Khmer:ភាពមានពណ៌ប្រផេះបន្តិច, ភាពស្រអាប់, ...
Korean:회색빛, 칙칙함, ...
Persian:خاکستری بودن, کدورت, ...
Polish:szarość, nijakość, ...
Portuguese (BR):tonalidade acinzentada, monotonia, ...
Romanian:gri, tern, ...
Swedish:gråaktighet, gråhet, ...
Thai:ความเป็นสีเทา, ความหม่นหมอง, ...
Turkish:grilik, donukluk, ...
Vietnamese:sự xám xịt, sự u ám, ...

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