grey vs gray-haired

gray-haired vs grey

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

grey and gray-haired both are adjectives.

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

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

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

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

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

grey (noun)	gray-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

grey (adjective)	gray-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)

grey (verb)	gray-haired (verb)
turn grey
make grey

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