grijs

This is the 3264th most frequent Dutch word.


grijs

Gray (colour).


Here, 'grijs' describes the color of the sky, used as an adjective.

De lucht is vandaag grijs.

The sky is gray today.


In this sentence, 'grijs' refers to the color of someone's hair, also an adjective.

Mijn grootvader heeft grijs haar.

My grandfather has gray hair.


Here, 'grijs' appears as part of a noun phrase 'grijstinten', which refers to tones of gray.

Ik vind het schilderij met grijstinten erg mooi.

I find the painting with gray tones very beautiful.