grey matter
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grey matter
noun gray matter
- Brains; a person's ability to think. "I'd better be putting my grey matter into that algebra instead of wasting it plotting for a party dress that I certainly can't get."
- Literal brains as a general substance. He fell from the 5th floor. There is grey matter on the path behind his head. I'm afraid he's dead.
- A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.
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noun person's ability to think
| Français | matière grise |
|---|---|
| Italiano | materia grigia |
| Ελληνικά | φαιά ουσία faiá ousía |
| Tiếng Việt | chất xám |
noun collection of cell bodies
| Español | sustancia gris, materia gris |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 회백질 hoebaekjil |
| 日本語 | 灰白質 kaihakushitsu |
| 中文 | 灰質 /灰质 huīzhì |
| Português | matéria cinzenta, substância cinzenta |
| Français | matière grise |
| Deutsch | graue Substanz |
| Italiano | sostanza grigia, materia grigia |
| Ελληνικά | φαιά ουσία faiá ousía |
| Română | materie cenușie |
| Русский | се́рое вещество́ séroje veščestvó |
| Tiếng Việt | chất xám |
Talk about this word "grey matter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grey%20matter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grey matter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20matter "grey matter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20matter.
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@misc{grey_matter_2026,
title = {grey matter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grey%20matter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
