laugh lines

Joy's facial traces

Laugh lines are the wrinkles that form around the eyes and mouth from repeated smiling and laughing over time.

The term frames these creases positively—as evidence of a life well-lived rather than mere signs of aging: She earned every one of her laugh lines.

Also called crow's feet when referring specifically to the eye area.

aging

crow's feet

Wrinkles at eye corners

silver hair · wisdom · experience · maturity · elderly · senior · grandparent · years · time · decades

expression

smile

Pleased facial expression

squint · beam · smirk · crinkling · eyes · dimples · animated · expressive · mirthful

joy

happiness

Joyful emotional state

glee · joviality · lightheartedness · good humor · merriment · amusement · smiling · grinning · beaming · fond memories

skincare

dermatology

Study of skin ailments

moisturizer · hydration · anti-aging · Botox · fillers · rejuvenation · exfoliation · sun damage · facial · cosmetic

Categories
Opposites
emotional expression origin

laugh linesfrown lines

Wrinkles between the eyebrows

worry lines · furrowed brow · stress lines

skin condition

laugh linessmooth skin

Unblemished, even epidermis

baby face · porcelain skin · fresh-faced

connotation of aging

laugh linescrow's feet

Wrinkles at eye corners

wrinkles · age spots · sagging skin · sun damage

Family

laugh, laughter, lines, laughing, laughable, laughs, laughed, laugher, laughably

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G