grigie

Grigie is the feminine plural form of the Italian adjective grigio, meaning gray. It is used to describe feminine nouns in the plural, while the other forms of the adjective are grigio (masculine singular), grigia (feminine singular), and grigi (masculine plural). For example, una lampada grigia (a gray lamp) and pareti grigie (gray walls).

In Italian, adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number, so grigio changes to grigia, grigi, or grigie accordingly. The feminine plural grigie typically modifies feminine plural nouns such as nuvole grigie (gray clouds) or pietre grigie (gray stones). The masculine plural form grigi would modify masculine plural nouns, for instance capelli grigi (gray hair) when referring to masculine contexts.

Grigie is used across contexts including fashion, design, art, geology and architecture to describe objects or surfaces with a gray color. It forms part of common color descriptors such as grigio chiaro (light gray), grigio scuro (dark gray), and grigio perla (pearl gray), as well as various tonal variations.

The term appears in Italian literature and media as a straightforward color descriptor. While grigie often appears with everyday nouns, its principal function is grammatical agreement, ensuring the color description matches the gender and plurality of the noun it modifies.