DORIAN GRAY


Meaning of DORIAN GRAY in English

/ ˌdɔːriən ˈgreɪ; NAmE / noun

[ usually sing. ] a person who continues to look young and beautiful, even though they are growing older or behaving in an immoral way :

He's a real Dorian Gray, apparently untouched by the ageing process.

ORIGIN: From the story by Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray , in which Dorian Gray is a beautiful young man who behaves in an immoral way. He secretly keeps a painting of himself, which gradually changes, making him look older and more evil in it. Dorian himself continues to look young and beautiful.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.