Meaning & use
Grayed
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Became gray in color, especially describing hair turning gray with age; also used to mean dimmed or muted, as of light or color.
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His hair had grayed considerably in the years since the divorce.
The sky grayed over as storm clouds rolled in from the coast.
A note on using this word
In user-interface design, "grayed out" describes a button or option that has been disabled and dimmed to indicate it is currently unavailable.
Words with a similar meaning
whitenedfaded
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Words with an opposite meaning
darkenedbrightened
Another way to use it
2. verb
Made inactive or unavailable, especially describing a dimmed interface element.
The submit button grayed out once the form was successfully sent.
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