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Meaning of greyness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The quality or state of being grey.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Dansk gråhed
Suomi harmaus
Magyar szürkeség
Русский серость
Svenska gråhet grånad

Examples

“The sun had gone behind the clouds. As the ship slid out on its way a stray beam pierced the greyness.”
“The sight of them [the Grampians] as we crossed the viaduct over the North Esk I am not likely to forget. After a night of snow, they hung wraith-like across the sky, exquisitely beautiful in the greyness of winter dawn.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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