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iron-grey vs greyness

greyness vs iron-grey

iron-grey and greyness both are nouns.

iron-grey is an adjective but greyness is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
iron-grey Yes Yes No No
greyness Yes No No No
As nouns, greyness is a hypernym of iron-grey; that is, greyness is a word with a broader meaning than iron-grey:
  • iron-grey: the color of freshly broken cast iron
  • greyness: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
Other hypernyms of iron-grey include gray, grayness, grey.
iron-grey (noun) greyness (noun)
the color of freshly broken cast iron a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
iron-grey (adjective) greyness (adjective)
of the grey color of iron
Difference between iron-grey and greyness

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