greyed-outgrayed-outadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡreɪdˈaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌɡreɪdˈaʊt/

Forms: see greyed adj. and out adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: greyed adj., out adv.

Etymology: < greyed adj. + out adv. Compare to grey out at grey v. Phrasal verbs.

a. Faded or paler in colour; shaded with grey, grey-coloured.

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the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > absence of colour > [adjective] > having lost colour

fade1303

discoloureda1393

walloweda1400

discolorate?a1425

whitterish1679

fady1736

washed out1796

greyed-out1919

1919 Amer. Printer 20 July 42/2 Enamels that formerly stood a good color run are today so grayed out and weak-looking that a thinking pressman hesitates to run the sheet.

1922 B. C. Jakway Princ. Interior Decoration 206 The walls and ceiling are covered with grayed-out, almost neutral tones, either of the hue itself or of its complementary.

1951 Life 26 Feb. 2/1 (advt.) Unwanted and harmful dirt in rugs, and grayed-out colors.

2005 D. M. Lopes Sight & Sensibility ii. 85 A person can express his sadness by painting a greyed-out meadow.

b. Computing. Of a menu item, icon, or other element of a user interface: displayed in grey, or more faintly, esp. to indicate the unavailability of the option represented.

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society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > pre-selected

default1965

greyed-out1985

society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > relating to user interface

touch-sensitive1969

menu-driven1979

command-driven1983

mouse-controlled1983

mouse-driven1983

greyed-out1985

1985 INFO-MAC Digest V2 #11 in fa.info-mac (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Mar. The grayed out resume button..was added for the sake of compatibility.

1990 Hewlett-Packard Jrnl. (Nexis) Apr. Object-specific items remain disabled (greyed out) until the user selects a symbol in the map.

2012 Geekosystem (Nexis) 21 June The greyed-out tabs for Chemistry, Game Design, Language Arts and Other is a sign of more to come.

2. Lacking distinctiveness, character, or vitality.

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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking vigour or energy

nesheOE

lustlessc1325

dowfa1522

unlikely1578

thowless1721

sapless1864

anergic1874

entropic1893

thewless1895

slowed-down1905

slowed-up1912

greyed-out1946

1946 Print Winter 71/1 For eyes adjusted to the ‘new ruggedness’..their expression is greyed-out, feeble, dry.

1986 I. Feldman All of us Here 23 We're not some grayed-out weed-choked local stop.

1995 D. Doyle & J. D. MacDonald Gathering Flame xix. 324 Everything looked drab and greyed out.

2005 A. Smith Accidental 186 It was Eve whose life was somehow less on this beautiful summer's day than the greyed-out existence she imagined for Katrina.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greyed-out
释义	greyed-outgrayed-outadj. Brit. /ˌɡreɪdˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌɡreɪdˈaʊt/ Forms: see greyed adj. and out adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: greyed adj., out adv. Etymology: < greyed adj. + out adv. Compare to grey out at grey v. Phrasal verbs. 1. a. Faded or paler in colour; shaded with grey, grey-coloured. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > absence of colour > [adjective] > having lost colour fade1303 discoloureda1393 walloweda1400 discolorate?a1425 whitterish1679 fady1736 washed out1796 greyed-out1919 1919 Amer. Printer 20 July 42/2 Enamels that formerly stood a good color run are today so grayed out and weak-looking that a thinking pressman hesitates to run the sheet. 1922 B. C. Jakway Princ. Interior Decoration 206 The walls and ceiling are covered with grayed-out, almost neutral tones, either of the hue itself or of its complementary. 1951 Life 26 Feb. 2/1 (advt.) Unwanted and harmful dirt in rugs, and grayed-out colors. 2005 D. M. Lopes Sight & Sensibility ii. 85 A person can express his sadness by painting a greyed-out meadow. b. Computing. Of a menu item, icon, or other element of a user interface: displayed in grey, or more faintly, esp. to indicate the unavailability of the option represented. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > pre-selected default1965 greyed-out1985 society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > relating to user interface touch-sensitive1969 menu-driven1979 command-driven1983 mouse-controlled1983 mouse-driven1983 greyed-out1985 1985 INFO-MAC Digest V2 #11 in fa.info-mac (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Mar. The grayed out resume button..was added for the sake of compatibility. 1990 Hewlett-Packard Jrnl. (Nexis) Apr. Object-specific items remain disabled (greyed out) until the user selects a symbol in the map. 2012 Geekosystem (Nexis) 21 June The greyed-out tabs for Chemistry, Game Design, Language Arts and Other is a sign of more to come. 2. Lacking distinctiveness, character, or vitality. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking vigour or energy nesheOE lustlessc1325 dowfa1522 unlikely1578 thowless1721 sapless1864 anergic1874 entropic1893 thewless1895 slowed-down1905 slowed-up1912 greyed-out1946 1946 Print Winter 71/1 For eyes adjusted to the ‘new ruggedness’..their expression is greyed-out, feeble, dry. 1986 I. Feldman All of us Here 23 We're not some grayed-out weed-choked local stop. 1995 D. Doyle & J. D. MacDonald Gathering Flame xix. 324 Everything looked drab and greyed out. 2005 A. Smith Accidental 186 It was Eve whose life was somehow less on this beautiful summer's day than the greyed-out existence she imagined for Katrina. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1919
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