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greying
greying
AdjectiveNoun
This term describes the biological transition of hair color, carrying a strong association with aging and the passage of time. While it is a neutral descriptive term, it often evokes themes of maturity, wisdom, or the inevitable process of senescence.
As a noun, the word refers to the abstract process of pigment loss. Because it describes a continuous biological phenomenon, it is treated as an uncountable mass noun and does not take a plural form.
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Examples
彼の髪が白くなっていく様子は、数十年の歳月の流れを映し出していた。
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