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Dorian Gray effect

Dorian Gray effect noun: the phenomenon whereby a person's inner moods and emotions may come to influence their facial appearance.

Noun

Dorian Gray effect (plural Dorian Gray effects)

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

Forms of Dorian Gray effect

pluralDorian Gray effects

Origin of Dorian Gray effect

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.

Questions about Dorian Gray effect

What does Dorian Gray effect mean?
Dorian Gray effect means the phenomenon whereby a person's inner moods and emotions may come to influence their facial appearance.
What part of speech is Dorian Gray effect?
Dorian Gray effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Dorian Gray effect?
The plural of Dorian Gray effect is Dorian Gray effects.

Words near Dorian Gray effect in the dictionary

  1. dorhawk
  2. dorhawks
  3. Doria's goshawk
  4. Doria's hawk
  5. dorian
  6. Dorian Gray effect
  7. Dorian Gray effects
  8. Dorian Gray syndrome
  9. Dorian mode
  10. Dorianmance
  11. Dorianmancer

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