gunmetal
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- noun
- /ˈɡʌnˌmɛtəl/
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- Above, a gunmetal sky, lightening by slow degrees without warming.
- gunmetal gray
- gunmetal blue
- gunmetal sky
Examples
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A gunmetal gray sky looms overhead.
Fiction book (1996) -
The car was painted in a beautiful shade of gunmetal gray that shimmered under the sunlight.
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Outside the window, snow falls from a gunmetal sky. Wade: All I know is, you got a problem, you call a professional! Jerry:
Fiction book (1996) -
The others were colored a smooth, gunmetal gray.
Blog text (11) -
No boat at the pier, but an invisible plane flying above gunmetal clouds.
Fiction book (1999) -
She carried a gunmetal gray case in her left hand.
Fiction book (1992) -
It was the right color and would gleam like gunmetal in the moonlight.
Fiction book (1999) -
She abruptly came back to one corner of the office where a row of gunmetal-gray filing cabinets stood.
Fiction book (1997) -
Hatless, in farm overalls and boots but wearing a somber, gunmetal-gray suit coat of "good" wool buttoned crooked across his narrow muscular torso.
Fiction book (1997) -
He wore a gunmetal watch that complemented his attire perfectly.
Synonyms
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1.0
A light gray color with a shiny metal look
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3.5
A dark grey color with a slight blue or purple tone
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3.1
A very dark gray like the color of charcoal
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3.1
A dark color that is black with a little grey
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4.2
A dark grey color with a slight blue shine
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3.7
A light gray color that looks like shiny silver
A dark color with a little purple or blue used in painting
A light gray color like shiny metal
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Etymology
The word gunmetal also names a dark gray color because real gunmetal has a blue-gray, slightly shiny look. So when something is called 'gunmetal' it means that dark, metal-like gray.