greyed

Thân thiện

The old photograph had greyed with age over the years.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deprived of color; having lost brightness or vividness: Describes something that has become less colorful, often appearing faded, dull, or washed out.
   • Made grey or dull in appearance: Refers to the state of having taken on a greyish or muted tone, often due to external factors like dust, age, or lack of light.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The old photograph had greyed with time, its once vibrant colors now muted.
  • After years in the sun, the vibrant red of the barn had greyed to a pale pink.
  • The landscape looked greyed and lifeless under the overcast sky.

Advanced Usage

• "greyed out" (in computing/design): Refers to a user interface element (like a button or menu option) that is displayed in a dimmed, grey color to indicate it is currently unavailable or disabled.
  • The "Submit" button is greyed out until you fill in all the required fields.

Variants and Related Words

• Grey (verb): To become or cause to become grey.
  • His hair began to grey in his thirties.
• Grey (adjective): Of a color intermediate between black and white; dull, dismal, or anonymous.
  • It was a grey, rainy day.
• Greyness (noun): The quality or state of being grey.
  • The greyness of the winter months can be depressing.

Synonyms

• Faded: Having lost freshness or brilliance of color.
• Dulled: Made less bright, distinct, or vivid.
• Washed-out: Deprived of color or vitality; pale.
• Bleached: Made white or colorless by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent.

Antonyms

• Vibrant: Full of energy and life; bright and striking.
• Vivid: Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind; (of a color) intensely deep or bright.
• Colorful: Having much or varied color; bright.

Related Phrases

• Grey area: A situation or subject that is not clearly defined or that involves uncertainty.
  • The legal status of the software is a bit of a grey area.
• To go/turn grey: To become grey, especially referring to hair.
  • He started to go grey very early.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. deprived of color
   • colors dulled by too much sun
   • greyed with the dust of the road

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dulled