WordCmp.com

gray vs wear

wear vs gray

gray and wear both are nouns.

gray is an adjective but wear is not an adjective.

gray and wear both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gray Yes Yes Yes No
wear Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wear is a hypernym of gray; that is, wear is a word with a broader meaning than gray:
  • gray: clothing that is a grey color
  • wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Other hypernyms of gray include article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wearable.
gray (noun) wear (noun)
horse of a light gray or whitish color the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
clothing that is a grey color a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black impairment resulting from long use
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) wear (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) wear (verb)
turn grey be dressed in
make grey put clothing on one's body
have or show an appearance of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
have on one's person
deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
last and be usable
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
Difference between gray and wear

Words related to "gray"

Words related to "wear"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.