Home › Words › G › greynessgreynessgreyness means the quality or state of being grey.EtymologyFrom Middle English graynes, greynes; equivalent to grey + -ness.nounThe quality or state of being grey.e.g.“The sun had gone behind the clouds. As the ship slid out on its way a stray beam pierced the greyness.” — 1910 May 11, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “Conclusion”, in A Gentleman of Leisure, New York, N.Y.: The Overlook Press, published 2003, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 269:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.greyishness 91% match — The quality of being greyish. vs greyness →grayishness 88% match — The quality of being grayish. vs greyness →graysexuality 72% match — The quality of being graysexual. vs greyness →grimness 71% match — The characteristic or quality of being grim. vs greyness →greyly 71% match — In a grey way; in partial light. vs greyness →grayly 71% match — In a gray way. vs greyness →grizzledness 70% match — The characteristic or quality of being grizzled. vs greyness →griminess 69% match — The characteristic or quality of being grimy. vs greyness →