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English
Etymology
Because grey is a blend of black and white, and thus a metaphor for how an imperfect nature is a blend of perfection and perfidy.
Pronunciation
Noun
grey area (plural grey areas)
- (idiomatic) 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.
- (idiomatic) A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other, that is open to interpretation.
2007 May, Men's Health, volume 22, number 4, page 94:Fame is a grey area[.]
Synonyms
- (an area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories): penumbra
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