Meaning & use

ash gray

adjective·Academic

Having a pale grayish color similar to the color of ash left after something has burned.

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Winter left the old fence an ash-gray color, faded and weathered by years of rain.

Her ash-gray hair made her look distinguished rather than merely old.

A note on using this word

Ash gray names both the color itself and the adjective describing it; it is often hyphenated when placed before a noun.

Words with a similar meaning

pale graydove gray

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