grey area
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grey area
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Because grey is a blend of black and white.
noun grey areas · gray area
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An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy or ill-defined.
It exists in a grey area between legal and illegal.
Opposite: bright line, black and white, night and day
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A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other, that is open to interpretation.
Fame is a grey area[.]
Similar: penumbra
Translations
Every language
noun area intermediate between two fuzzily-distinguished categories
| 한국어 | 애매한 영역 aemaehan yeong'yeok |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | グレーゾーン gurē zōn, 灰色の領域 haīronoryōiki |
| 中文 | 灰色地帶 /灰色地带 huīsèdìdài |
| Français | zone grise |
| Deutsch | Grauzone |
| Русский | се́рая зо́на séraja zóna |
Talk about this word "grey area." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grey%20area. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grey area. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20area "grey area." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20area.Cite this
@misc{grey_area_2026,
title = {grey area},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20area},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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