greying
Losing original pigment
Greying describes the process of becoming grey, especially of hair losing its pigment with age: His temples were greying at forty.
The word extends to populations or workforces becoming older on average: the greying of the professoriate.
Also spelled graying, particularly in American English.
Lustrous white precious metal
- seniorHigher in rank
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
senescence · geriatrics · pension · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · gerontology · osteoporosis
Reduced in color intensity
- paleLacking color intensity
- fadedLost original color
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
dimming · bleached · dull · colorless · matte · flat · monochrome · neutral
Lustrous white precious metal
- streaksLong thin marks
- templesHoly places or head sides
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- salt-and-pepperMixed gray and dark
premature · dye · touch-up · highlights · natural · distinguished · melanin · pigment
Light after sunset
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
weakening · shrinking · contracting · stagnating · dying · recession · downturn · erosion
silver
Lustrous white precious metal
- seniorHigher in rank
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
wrinkles · senescence · geriatrics · pension · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · gerontology · osteoporosis · arthritis
desaturated
Reduced in color intensity
washed-out · dimming · bleached · dull · colorless · matte · flat · monochrome · neutral · subdued
silver
Lustrous white precious metal
salt-and-pepper · premature · dye · touch-up · highlights · natural · distinguished · melanin · pigment · follicle
twilight
Light after sunset
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
deteriorating · weakening · shrinking · contracting · stagnating · dying · recession · downturn · erosion · sunset
- hair issuesdandruff, split ends, hair loss, frizz, dry hair
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- discolorationdiscoloration, stain, stains, staining, spots
- maturationripening, maturing, development, growth, aging
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation
- Life Processesmetabolism, respiration, digestion, circulation, reproduction
greyingdarkening
Growing less bright
dyeing · coloring · tinting · hair coloring · touching up
greyingbrightening
Increasing in light
vivifying · intensifying · saturating · deepening · enriching
- greying outMuting interface elements