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gray vs dapple-gray

dapple-gray vs gray

gray and dapple-gray both are nouns.

gray is an adjective but dapple-gray is not an adjective.

gray is a verb but dapple-gray is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gray Yes Yes Yes No
dapple-gray Yes No No No
As nouns, dapple-gray is a hyponym of gray; that is, dapple-gray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gray:
  • gray: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
  • dapple-gray: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
gray (noun) dapple-gray (noun)
horse of a light gray or whitish color grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
clothing that is a grey color
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
gray (adjective) dapple-gray (adjective)
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
intermediate in character or position
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
gray (verb) dapple-gray (verb)
turn grey
make grey
Difference between gray and dapple-gray

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