Definition
An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy or ill-defined.
A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other, that is open to interpretation.
Origins
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.
In Context
- "It exists in a grey area between legal and illegal."
- "Fame is a grey area[.]"
Also Said As
- penumbra
Opposite In Meaning
See Also
- grey hat
- grey literature
- greyline
- grey market
- black and white
- fall between two stools
- twilight zone