Dorian Gray effect
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]In reference to Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), describing a handsome young man who envies his own portrait and wishes that it would grow old, rather than he.
Noun
[edit]Dorian Gray effect (plural Dorian Gray effects)
- The phenomenon whereby a person's inner moods and emotions may come to influence their facial appearance.