white hair
Sign of age
White hair is hair that has lost its pigment, appearing colorless or silvery.
Hair typically whitens with age as melanin production decreases, though some people go white prematurely.
A single white hair is often called a gray hair.
She found her first white hair at thirty.
White hair differs from gray, which retains some pigment, though the terms overlap in casual use.
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
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- elderlyAdvanced in age
- old ageAdvanced years of life
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- aging signswrinkles, fine lines, wrinkled skin, frown lines, crow's feet
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- hairhaircut, hairstyle, coily, strands, follicle
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hair color associated with age
white hairblack hair
Darkest natural head covering
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