A fitting word/description for a person who seems more mature in appearance than most people his age?
I'm trying to describe a person who is young (in his youth 19-24, past teenage years) who at a first glance might look mature or wiser for his age. But if you talk to him you get to know him as a little naive though only in experience but not in wisdom.
So I have a description like "His face is calm and impassive and combined with his white hair makes him look wiser than 19"
- Can I use a word or phrase that can define this kind of person without giving away details?
- And is the description even correct to explain this kind of person?
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I'm trying to describe a person who is young (in his youth 19-24, past teenage years) who at a first glance might look mature or wiser for his age. But if you talk to him you get to know him as a little naive though only in experience but not in wisdom.
So I have a description like "His face is calm and impassive and combined with his white hair makes him look wiser than 19"
- Can I use a word or phrase that can define this kind of person without giving away details?
- And is the description even correct to explain this kind of person?
phrases
edited Aug 5 '16 at 16:24
Edwin Ashworth
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asked Sep 7 '15 at 16:41
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There is an expression, 'wise beyond his years' but it usually relates to someone's behaviour, not to their appearance. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– chasly from UK
Sep 7 '15 at 16:47
How many people aged 19 to 24 have white hair? And what would it indicate if they did - other than that they are genetically predisposed to have white hair at a young age?
– WS2
Sep 7 '15 at 17:50
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@WS2 I had two girl friends whose hair were turning grey in their twenties. And like it or not, they looked older because of it. Grey is often associated with the passage of time.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:06
@Mari-Lou: Presumably it works different in Italian, but in English that would be two people whose hair was turning grey.
– FumbleFingers
Sep 7 '15 at 18:32
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@FumbleFingers a slip up, too many years in Italy the two languages get muddled. Happens.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:40
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I'm trying to describe a person who is young (in his youth 19-24, past teenage years) who at a first glance might look mature or wiser for his age. But if you talk to him you get to know him as a little naive though only in experience but not in wisdom.
So I have a description like "His face is calm and impassive and combined with his white hair makes him look wiser than 19"
- Can I use a word or phrase that can define this kind of person without giving away details?
- And is the description even correct to explain this kind of person?
phrases
edited Aug 5 '16 at 16:24
Edwin Ashworth
49k987153
asked Sep 7 '15 at 16:41
hassaanhassaan
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I'm trying to describe a person who is young (in his youth 19-24, past teenage years) who at a first glance might look mature or wiser for his age. But if you talk to him you get to know him as a little naive though only in experience but not in wisdom.
So I have a description like "His face is calm and impassive and combined with his white hair makes him look wiser than 19"
- Can I use a word or phrase that can define this kind of person without giving away details?
- And is the description even correct to explain this kind of person?
phrases
phrases
edited Aug 5 '16 at 16:24
Edwin Ashworth
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asked Sep 7 '15 at 16:41
hassaanhassaan
2814
edited Aug 5 '16 at 16:24
Edwin Ashworth
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asked Sep 7 '15 at 16:41
hassaanhassaan
2814
edited Aug 5 '16 at 16:24
Edwin Ashworth
49k987153
edited Aug 5 '16 at 16:24
Edwin Ashworth
49k987153
edited Aug 5 '16 at 16:24
Edwin Ashworth
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49k987153
asked Sep 7 '15 at 16:41
hassaanhassaan
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asked Sep 7 '15 at 16:41
hassaanhassaan
2814
asked Sep 7 '15 at 16:41
hassaanhassaan
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There is an expression, 'wise beyond his years' but it usually relates to someone's behaviour, not to their appearance. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– chasly from UK
Sep 7 '15 at 16:47
How many people aged 19 to 24 have white hair? And what would it indicate if they did - other than that they are genetically predisposed to have white hair at a young age?
– WS2
Sep 7 '15 at 17:50
2
@WS2 I had two girl friends whose hair were turning grey in their twenties. And like it or not, they looked older because of it. Grey is often associated with the passage of time.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:06
@Mari-Lou: Presumably it works different in Italian, but in English that would be two people whose hair was turning grey.
– FumbleFingers
Sep 7 '15 at 18:32
1
@FumbleFingers a slip up, too many years in Italy the two languages get muddled. Happens.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:40
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show 2 more comments
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There is an expression, 'wise beyond his years' but it usually relates to someone's behaviour, not to their appearance. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– chasly from UK
Sep 7 '15 at 16:47
How many people aged 19 to 24 have white hair? And what would it indicate if they did - other than that they are genetically predisposed to have white hair at a young age?
– WS2
Sep 7 '15 at 17:50
2
@WS2 I had two girl friends whose hair were turning grey in their twenties. And like it or not, they looked older because of it. Grey is often associated with the passage of time.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:06
@Mari-Lou: Presumably it works different in Italian, but in English that would be two people whose hair was turning grey.
– FumbleFingers
Sep 7 '15 at 18:32
1
@FumbleFingers a slip up, too many years in Italy the two languages get muddled. Happens.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:40
1
1
There is an expression, 'wise beyond his years' but it usually relates to someone's behaviour, not to their appearance. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– chasly from UK
Sep 7 '15 at 16:47
There is an expression, 'wise beyond his years' but it usually relates to someone's behaviour, not to their appearance. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– chasly from UK
Sep 7 '15 at 16:47
How many people aged 19 to 24 have white hair? And what would it indicate if they did - other than that they are genetically predisposed to have white hair at a young age?
– WS2
Sep 7 '15 at 17:50
How many people aged 19 to 24 have white hair? And what would it indicate if they did - other than that they are genetically predisposed to have white hair at a young age?
– WS2
Sep 7 '15 at 17:50
2
2
@WS2 I had two girl friends whose hair were turning grey in their twenties. And like it or not, they looked older because of it. Grey is often associated with the passage of time.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:06
@WS2 I had two girl friends whose hair were turning grey in their twenties. And like it or not, they looked older because of it. Grey is often associated with the passage of time.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:06
@Mari-Lou: Presumably it works different in Italian, but in English that would be two people whose hair was turning grey.
– FumbleFingers
Sep 7 '15 at 18:32
@Mari-Lou: Presumably it works different in Italian, but in English that would be two people whose hair was turning grey.
– FumbleFingers
Sep 7 '15 at 18:32
1
1
@FumbleFingers a slip up, too many years in Italy the two languages get muddled. Happens.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:40
@FumbleFingers a slip up, too many years in Italy the two languages get muddled. Happens.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:40
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Older than his years may fit, applying both for appearence and mind.
Example 1: But he’s only 38! Colin Farrell looks older than his years as he shows
off scruffy beard on way to yoga class in Santa Monica.
Example 2: All this profuse, indiscriminate reading helped to educate him and to give him the air of a "wise child," older than his years and familiar
with the ways of the world.
answered Sep 8 '15 at 0:17
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Sometimes, one will hear the term "old soul" for someone who seems to demonstrate wisdom that beyond their years.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:09
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The term precocious is applied to a person who develops skills or characteristics much earlier than usual.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:25
DavidCDavidC
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...but is usually only applied to children. Certainly I would not use it in the context of a 19-24 year-old young adult.
– J...
Sep 8 '15 at 1:39
I'm wondering...Is there something that a 19-24 year old adult might be skilled at that most adults generally achieve, if at all, only years later? If so, wouldn't you refer to that young adult as precocious?
– DavidC
Sep 8 '15 at 1:48
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If the person has white hair, they might be termed "venerable", or even better (rubbing in any disparity between their looks and their acts) "venerable-looking". Like, for example, in the title of this dissertation.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:48
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I think an old head on young shoulders fits the person you describe quite well.
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His reserved demeanor makes him seem more mature than his peers.
(Some youngen with white hair isn't going to fool me, unless they also know when to keep their mouth shut.)
answered Sep 7 '15 at 21:24
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I've heard the term worldly used in this context.
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His visage denotes wisdom-experience-years-maturity beyond his age.
Of course, transposing the words age and years is an option...
age beyond his years or years beyond his age.
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I remember in my time people have banged screamed hit and Restrainted people yet I was born in May 1999
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Older than his years may fit, applying both for appearence and mind.
Example 1: But he’s only 38! Colin Farrell looks older than his years as he shows
off scruffy beard on way to yoga class in Santa Monica.
Example 2: All this profuse, indiscriminate reading helped to educate him and to give him the air of a "wise child," older than his years and familiar
with the ways of the world.
answered Sep 8 '15 at 0:17
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Older than his years may fit, applying both for appearence and mind.
Example 1: But he’s only 38! Colin Farrell looks older than his years as he shows
off scruffy beard on way to yoga class in Santa Monica.
Example 2: All this profuse, indiscriminate reading helped to educate him and to give him the air of a "wise child," older than his years and familiar
with the ways of the world.
answered Sep 8 '15 at 0:17
GraffitoGraffito
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Older than his years may fit, applying both for appearence and mind.
Example 1: But he’s only 38! Colin Farrell looks older than his years as he shows
off scruffy beard on way to yoga class in Santa Monica.
Example 2: All this profuse, indiscriminate reading helped to educate him and to give him the air of a "wise child," older than his years and familiar
with the ways of the world.
answered Sep 8 '15 at 0:17
GraffitoGraffito
11.4k11741
Older than his years may fit, applying both for appearence and mind.
Example 1: But he’s only 38! Colin Farrell looks older than his years as he shows
off scruffy beard on way to yoga class in Santa Monica.
Example 2: All this profuse, indiscriminate reading helped to educate him and to give him the air of a "wise child," older than his years and familiar
with the ways of the world.
answered Sep 8 '15 at 0:17
GraffitoGraffito
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edited Sep 8 '15 at 0:24
answered Sep 8 '15 at 0:17
GraffitoGraffito
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GraffitoGraffito
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Sometimes, one will hear the term "old soul" for someone who seems to demonstrate wisdom that beyond their years.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:09
Adam HrankowskiAdam Hrankowski
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Sometimes, one will hear the term "old soul" for someone who seems to demonstrate wisdom that beyond their years.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:09
Adam HrankowskiAdam Hrankowski
59348
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Sometimes, one will hear the term "old soul" for someone who seems to demonstrate wisdom that beyond their years.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:09
Adam HrankowskiAdam Hrankowski
59348
Sometimes, one will hear the term "old soul" for someone who seems to demonstrate wisdom that beyond their years.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:09
Adam HrankowskiAdam Hrankowski
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answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:09
Adam HrankowskiAdam Hrankowski
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answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:09
Adam HrankowskiAdam Hrankowski
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The term precocious is applied to a person who develops skills or characteristics much earlier than usual.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:25
DavidCDavidC
55528
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...but is usually only applied to children. Certainly I would not use it in the context of a 19-24 year-old young adult.
– J...
Sep 8 '15 at 1:39
I'm wondering...Is there something that a 19-24 year old adult might be skilled at that most adults generally achieve, if at all, only years later? If so, wouldn't you refer to that young adult as precocious?
– DavidC
Sep 8 '15 at 1:48
add a comment |
The term precocious is applied to a person who develops skills or characteristics much earlier than usual.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:25
DavidCDavidC
55528
1
...but is usually only applied to children. Certainly I would not use it in the context of a 19-24 year-old young adult.
– J...
Sep 8 '15 at 1:39
I'm wondering...Is there something that a 19-24 year old adult might be skilled at that most adults generally achieve, if at all, only years later? If so, wouldn't you refer to that young adult as precocious?
– DavidC
Sep 8 '15 at 1:48
add a comment |
The term precocious is applied to a person who develops skills or characteristics much earlier than usual.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:25
DavidCDavidC
55528
The term precocious is applied to a person who develops skills or characteristics much earlier than usual.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:25
DavidCDavidC
55528
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:25
DavidCDavidC
55528
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:25
DavidCDavidC
55528
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:25
DavidCDavidC
55528
55528
1
...but is usually only applied to children. Certainly I would not use it in the context of a 19-24 year-old young adult.
– J...
Sep 8 '15 at 1:39
I'm wondering...Is there something that a 19-24 year old adult might be skilled at that most adults generally achieve, if at all, only years later? If so, wouldn't you refer to that young adult as precocious?
– DavidC
Sep 8 '15 at 1:48
add a comment |
1
...but is usually only applied to children. Certainly I would not use it in the context of a 19-24 year-old young adult.
– J...
Sep 8 '15 at 1:39
I'm wondering...Is there something that a 19-24 year old adult might be skilled at that most adults generally achieve, if at all, only years later? If so, wouldn't you refer to that young adult as precocious?
– DavidC
Sep 8 '15 at 1:48
1
1
...but is usually only applied to children. Certainly I would not use it in the context of a 19-24 year-old young adult.
– J...
Sep 8 '15 at 1:39
...but is usually only applied to children. Certainly I would not use it in the context of a 19-24 year-old young adult.
– J...
Sep 8 '15 at 1:39
I'm wondering...Is there something that a 19-24 year old adult might be skilled at that most adults generally achieve, if at all, only years later? If so, wouldn't you refer to that young adult as precocious?
– DavidC
Sep 8 '15 at 1:48
I'm wondering...Is there something that a 19-24 year old adult might be skilled at that most adults generally achieve, if at all, only years later? If so, wouldn't you refer to that young adult as precocious?
– DavidC
Sep 8 '15 at 1:48
add a comment |
If the person has white hair, they might be termed "venerable", or even better (rubbing in any disparity between their looks and their acts) "venerable-looking". Like, for example, in the title of this dissertation.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:48
anemoneanemone
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If the person has white hair, they might be termed "venerable", or even better (rubbing in any disparity between their looks and their acts) "venerable-looking". Like, for example, in the title of this dissertation.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:48
anemoneanemone
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If the person has white hair, they might be termed "venerable", or even better (rubbing in any disparity between their looks and their acts) "venerable-looking". Like, for example, in the title of this dissertation.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:48
anemoneanemone
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If the person has white hair, they might be termed "venerable", or even better (rubbing in any disparity between their looks and their acts) "venerable-looking". Like, for example, in the title of this dissertation.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:48
anemoneanemone
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answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:48
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answered Sep 7 '15 at 17:48
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I think an old head on young shoulders fits the person you describe quite well.
edited Sep 8 '15 at 4:11
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I think an old head on young shoulders fits the person you describe quite well.
edited Sep 8 '15 at 4:11
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I think an old head on young shoulders fits the person you describe quite well.
edited Sep 8 '15 at 4:11
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I think an old head on young shoulders fits the person you describe quite well.
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answered Sep 7 '15 at 20:33
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tchrist♦
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His reserved demeanor makes him seem more mature than his peers.
(Some youngen with white hair isn't going to fool me, unless they also know when to keep their mouth shut.)
answered Sep 7 '15 at 21:24
MazuraMazura
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His reserved demeanor makes him seem more mature than his peers.
(Some youngen with white hair isn't going to fool me, unless they also know when to keep their mouth shut.)
answered Sep 7 '15 at 21:24
MazuraMazura
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His reserved demeanor makes him seem more mature than his peers.
(Some youngen with white hair isn't going to fool me, unless they also know when to keep their mouth shut.)
answered Sep 7 '15 at 21:24
MazuraMazura
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His reserved demeanor makes him seem more mature than his peers.
(Some youngen with white hair isn't going to fool me, unless they also know when to keep their mouth shut.)
answered Sep 7 '15 at 21:24
MazuraMazura
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answered Sep 7 '15 at 21:24
MazuraMazura
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I've heard the term worldly used in this context.
answered Sep 7 '15 at 22:50
Adam LawrenceAdam Lawrence
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I've heard the term worldly used in this context.
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I've heard the term worldly used in this context.
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Adam LawrenceAdam Lawrence
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I've heard the term worldly used in this context.
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Adam LawrenceAdam Lawrence
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His visage denotes wisdom-experience-years-maturity beyond his age.
Of course, transposing the words age and years is an option...
age beyond his years or years beyond his age.
edited Jan 2 '17 at 4:10
Cascabel
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His visage denotes wisdom-experience-years-maturity beyond his age.
Of course, transposing the words age and years is an option...
age beyond his years or years beyond his age.
edited Jan 2 '17 at 4:10
Cascabel
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answered Jan 2 '17 at 4:01
Don PerryDon Perry
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His visage denotes wisdom-experience-years-maturity beyond his age.
Of course, transposing the words age and years is an option...
age beyond his years or years beyond his age.
edited Jan 2 '17 at 4:10
Cascabel
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answered Jan 2 '17 at 4:01
Don PerryDon Perry
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His visage denotes wisdom-experience-years-maturity beyond his age.
Of course, transposing the words age and years is an option...
age beyond his years or years beyond his age.
edited Jan 2 '17 at 4:10
Cascabel
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answered Jan 2 '17 at 4:01
Don PerryDon Perry
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edited Jan 2 '17 at 4:10
Cascabel
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Cascabel
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Cascabel
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answered Jan 2 '17 at 4:01
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I remember in my time people have banged screamed hit and Restrainted people yet I was born in May 1999
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There is an expression, 'wise beyond his years' but it usually relates to someone's behaviour, not to their appearance. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– chasly from UK
Sep 7 '15 at 16:47
How many people aged 19 to 24 have white hair? And what would it indicate if they did - other than that they are genetically predisposed to have white hair at a young age?
– WS2
Sep 7 '15 at 17:50
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@WS2 I had two girl friends whose hair were turning grey in their twenties. And like it or not, they looked older because of it. Grey is often associated with the passage of time.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:06
@Mari-Lou: Presumably it works different in Italian, but in English that would be two people whose hair was turning grey.
– FumbleFingers
Sep 7 '15 at 18:32
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@FumbleFingers a slip up, too many years in Italy the two languages get muddled. Happens.
– Mari-Lou A
Sep 7 '15 at 18:40