stone-gray
- adjective
- /stoʊn-ɡreɪ/
:
gris piedra
- The stone-gray rocks along the shoreline contrasted beautifully with the bright blue sky.
They had a few different greys, but this was more of like a stone grey.
- They had a few different greys, but this was more of like a stone grey.
Examples
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His scarlet tie dangled like a thin cord against his stone-gray suit.
Fiction book (1997) -
The water was stone-gray and choppy, its edges blurring into the sky so that it wasn't possible to tell where either ended.
Fiction book (1999) -
She painted the bedroom walls a soothing stone-gray to create a calm atmosphere.
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The artist chose a stone-gray canvas to emphasize the vibrant colors of her paint.
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
5
2.0
Gray with a little blue like the sky before a storm
2
2.7
A color that is mainly blue with some gray
1
4.8
A dark blue-gray color like a wet stone or a storm sky
1
3.1
A very dark gray like the color of charcoal
1
2.5
A grey color with a touch of blue
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3.4
A blue color like the sky when clouds make it less bright
Having the gray color or look of stone
A gray-blue color like a flat rock often used on roofs
A dark gray color like the stone slate
A gray color with a touch of blue
A dark color with a little purple or blue used in painting
A grey color with a little brown in it
A dull light brownish grey color like natural rock
A light pale gray that looks like soft smoke
How Gray
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Stone-gray combines stone ('rock') and gray ('a dull color'), so imagine the calm, pale color of slate or an old castle wall. That's why stone-gray means a dull gray, often with a little blue or brown, like natural rock.