gray vs grey-haired

grey-haired vs gray

gray is a noun but grey-haired is not a noun.

gray and grey-haired both are adjectives.

gray is a verb but grey-haired is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gray	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
grey-haired	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, gray and grey-haired are synonyms defined as:

gray and grey-haired: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Other synonyms of gray include gray-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, grey, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired.

gray (noun)	grey-haired (noun)
horse of a light gray or whitish color
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)	grey-haired (adjective)
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black	showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
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)	grey-haired (verb)
turn grey
make grey

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