iron blue vs gray

gray vs iron blue

iron blue and gray both are nouns.

iron blue is not an adjective while gray is an adjective.

iron blue is not a verb while gray is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
iron blue	Yes	No	No	No
gray	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

iron blue: slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
gray: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

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

iron blue (noun)	gray (noun)
any of various blue pigments	horse of a light gray or whitish color
slightly purplish or bluish dark grey	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 blue (adjective)	gray (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)

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

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