natural aging
Gradual biological decline
Natural aging is the process of growing older without medical or cosmetic intervention—letting gray hair, wrinkles, and other changes appear as they will.
The phrase often carries a note of defiance against anti-aging culture: She's embraced natural aging and stopped dyeing her hair.
In materials science, natural aging refers to changes in metal alloys that occur at room temperature over time, affecting hardness and strength.
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
- fine linesShallow facial creases
- gray hairPigment-faded strands
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- life experienceAccumulated personal history
graceful · crow's feet · laugh lines · silver · silver fox · mature · weathered · patina · seasoned · mellowing · distinguished · sagging · spots · fading · time · decades · grandparent · sunset
- wabi-sabiimperfection, impermanence, transience, patina, kintsugi
natural agingcosmetic surgery
Medical alteration for appearance
plastic surgery · anti-aging treatments · Botox · facelift · chemical peels
natural, nature, naturalize, naturalization, naturalized, naturally, naturalness, unnatural, supernatural