Meaning of grey matter | Babel Free
Definitions
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Brains; a person's ability to think. idiomatic, uncountable
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Literal brains as a general substance. uncountable
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A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter. uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
Graue Substanz
Ελληνικά
φαιά ουσία
Français
matière grise
Bahasa Indonesia
bahan kelabu
日本語
灰白質
한국어
회백질
Русский
се́рое вещество́
Tiếng Việt
chất xám
Examples
“"I'd better be putting my grey matter into that algebra instead of wasting it plotting for a party dress that I certainly can't get."”
“"Inspector Pepys!" gasped Bernard Megger, swallowing between the words, "I shall remember you!" "You will be wasting grey matter!" replied the man.”
“How many phone numbers are stored in your grey matter?”
“He fell from the 5th floor. There is grey matter on the path behind his head. I'm afraid he's dead.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.