salt-and-pepper
Speckled with gray
Salt-and-pepper describes a mixture of dark and light, especially hair that's graying but not yet fully gray: His salt-and-pepper beard gave him a distinguished look.
The term evokes the visual of black and white pepper grains mixed together.
It can also describe speckled fabrics or patterns with similar coloring.
Losing color with age
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- fleckedSpotted with small marks
- streakedMarked with bands
- speckledDotted with small marks
distinguished · frosted · temples · mottled · variegated · dappled · intermingled · two-tone
Dotted with small marks
- fleckedSpotted with small marks
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
- variegatedMarked with different colors
marbled · stippled · dotted · sprinkled · scattered · interspersed · mixed · blended
Streaked with gray
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- goateeChin-only beard style
- mustacheUpper lip hair
sideburns · scruff · bristly · coarse · wiry · unkempt · trimmed · groomed
graying
Losing color with age
speckled · distinguished · frosted · temples · mottled · variegated · dappled · intermingled · two-tone · natural
speckled
Dotted with small marks
variegated · marbled · stippled · dotted · sprinkled · scattered · interspersed · mixed · blended · two-tone
grizzled
Streaked with gray
mustache · sideburns · scruff · bristly · coarse · wiry · unkempt · trimmed · groomed · distinguished
distinguished
Notable and respected
dignified · refined · sophisticated · wise · experienced · worldly · elegant · handsome · striking · attractive
blend
Combine into mixture
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
- shakerVessel for mixing drinks
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
mill · tabletop · condiment · spice · seasoned · savory · flavor · pinch · dash · sprinkle
salt-and-pepperuniform
Identical throughout
solid · monochrome · monochromatic · unpatterned · consistent
salt-and-pepperyouthful
Seeming not old
undyed · dyed · natural color · baby-faced · fresh-faced
salt, pepper, salted, saltwater, peppered, peppery, unsalted, saline, pepperoni