complexion

[Com*plex·ion]

Complexion refers to the color of a person's skin, especially the face. If you have light skin, for example, you might be said to have a fair or pale complexion.

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The state of being complex; complexity.

Noun
(obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person''s health and temperament

Noun
texture and appearance of the skin of the face

Noun
the coloring of a person''s face

Noun
a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"

Noun
a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"

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Verb
give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"


n.
The state of being complex; complexity.

n.
A combination; a complex.

n.
The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature.

n.
The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face.

n.
The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news.


Complexion

Com*plex"ion , n. [F. complexion, fr. L. complexio. See Complex, a.] 1. The state of being complex; complexity. [Obs.]
Though the terms of propositions may be complex, yet . . . it is proprly called a simple syllogism, since the complexion does not belong to the syllogistic form of it.
2. A combination; a complex. [Archaic]
This paragraph is . . . a complexion of sophisms.
3. The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature. [Obs.]
If his complexion incline him to melancholy.
It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam.
4. The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face.
Tall was her stature, her complexion dark.
Between the pale complexion of true love, And the red glow of scron and proud disdain.
5. The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news.

The state of being complex; complexity.

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Usage Examples

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail and that mud will give you a perfect complexion.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.

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