 complexion |
||
| 1. | [ noun ] (color) the coloring of a person's face | |
| Synonyms: | skin_color skin_colour complection | |
| Related terms: | color lividness paleness ruddiness darkness sallowness tawniness blond brunet | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a combination that results from coupling or interlinking | |
| Examples: | "diphthongs are complexions of vowels" |
|
| Related terms: | combination complect | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (color) give a certain color to | |
| Examples: | "The setting sun complexioned the hills" |
|
| Related terms: | imbue | |
| 4. | [ 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 | |
| Related terms: | nature archaism | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a point of view or general attitude or inclination | |
| Examples: | "he altered the complexion of his times" "a liberal political complexion" |
|
| Related terms: | point_of_view | |
| 6. | [ noun ] texture and appearance of the skin of the face | |
| Synonyms: | skin_condition | |
| Related terms: | appearance | |
| Similar spelling: |
complex completion complection compulsion complin complexify complexity complain complete compilation complexness complaint complexly complexifier compliant complying compliancy complement compliance completing complainer compile compliment complaining complaisant complacent complainant complication compline complect completeness compliments complemental complacency complaisance complaintive complacence complacently compelled complementary completed complainingly complicate complicating complicity complimentary completely |
|
