English Explanatory Dictionary

Dorian Gray effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The phenomenon whereby a person's inner moods and emotions may come to influence their facial appearance.

Word forms

Dorian Gray effect Dorian Gray effects

Etymology

In reference to Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), describing a handsome young man who envies his own portrait and wishes that it would grow old, rather than he.

Related words

Dorian Gray syndrome
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