iron-grey vs gray

gray vs iron-grey

iron-grey and gray both are nouns.

iron-grey and gray both are adjectives.

iron-grey is not a verb while gray is a verb.

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

As nouns, gray is a hypernym of iron-grey; that is, gray is a word with a broader meaning than iron-grey:

iron-grey: the color of freshly broken cast iron
gray: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Other hypernyms of iron-grey include grayness, grey, greyness.

iron-grey (noun)	gray (noun)
the color of freshly broken cast iron	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

iron-grey (adjective)	gray (adjective)
of the grey color of iron	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)

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

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