greyness

noun

Etymology: From Middle English graynes, greynes; equivalent to grey + -ness.

1. The quality or state of being grey.

   “The sun had gone behind the clouds. As the ship slid out on its way a stray beam pierced the greyness.”

   “The sight of them [the Grampians] as we crossed the viaduct over the North Esk I am not likely to forget. After a night of snow, they hung wraith-like across the sky, exquisitely beautiful in the greyness of winter dawn.”