ash gray
- noun
- /æʃ ɡreɪ/
- US
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- Her sweater was a beautiful shade of ash gray, perfect for the chilly weather.
Examples
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The walls of the room were painted in a soft ash gray, creating a calm atmosphere.
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"His colours are ash grey and dark charcoal."
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I'm taking the matte ash Gray next to it, next to the shimmer, just for the outer part.
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He chose ash gray for the sofa to match the minimalist decor of his apartment.
Synonyms
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1.0
A color between black and white like a cloudy sky
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1.1
Slightly like the color of old hair or a cloudy sky
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4.1
Pale gray like ashes
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2.7
A color that is mainly blue with some gray
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A grey color that looks shiny like silver
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2.5
A grey color with a touch of blue
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2.8
A white color with a little grey in it
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A pale white color with a little gray
A light pale gray that looks like soft smoke
A light gray color like ash
A very light grey that looks almost white
A light gray color like shiny metal
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'ash' (the powdery residue) describes the hue and 'gray' names the color, so together they denote a pale, ash-like gray. This follows common cross-linguistic patterns of naming colors after materials and is immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Ash gray comes from the pale dust left when wood or other things burn. The name joins ash (the burned powder) and gray (the color), so it means 'a pale, light shade of gray like ashes'.