Meaning
grey
- gloomy; drab
In a sentence
Oggi il cielo è grigio e fa freddo.
Today the sky is grey and it's cold.
Hai visto il mio maglione grigio?
Have you seen my grey sweater?
Che giornata grigia, non ho voglia di uscire.
What a gloomy day, I don't feel like going out.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| grigio | masculine · singular |
| grigia | feminine · singular |
| grigi | masculine · plural |
| grigie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- As an adjective, it agrees in gender and number: grigio, grigia, grigi, grigie.
- For hair, Italian often prefers capelli grigi or capelli bianchi, not just grigio alone.
- Compared with cupo or tetro, grigio is milder for mood or atmosphere and often suggests dullness more than intensity.