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complexion
[ kuhm-plek-shuhn ]
noun
- the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face:
a clear, smooth, rosy complexion.
- appearance; aspect; character:
His confession put a different complexion on things.
- viewpoint, attitude, or conviction:
one's political complexion.
- (in old physiology) constitution or nature of body and mind, regarded as the result of certain combined qualities.
- Obsolete. nature; disposition; temperament.
complexion
/ kəmˈplɛkʃən /
noun
- the colour and general appearance of a person's skin, esp of the face
- aspect, character, or nature
the general complexion of a nation's finances
- obsolete.
- the temperament of a person
- the temperature and general appearance of the body
Derived Forms
- comˈplexional, adjective
Other Words From
- com·plexion·al adjective
- com·plexion·al·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of complexion1
Word History and Origins
Origin of complexion1
Example Sentences
My eldest daughter is African-American, my little one is Mexican-American, and her complexion is a little bit closer to mine.
“But I got people telling me my career isn’t as good as someone else’s because of the complexion of my skin? No, babe, I won’t let you project that onto me.”
The introduction of Noman and Sajid after Pakistan lost the first Test changed the complexion of the series and once more they shared all 10 wickets.
As it happens, the use of “red” and “blue” to denote Republicans, Democrats and the states’ political complexions also became a fixture of our politics that year.
Safety Bryan Addison intercepted a pass to end one late Rutgers drive, and the Bruins stuffed the Scarlet Knights on a pair of two-point conversions that could have changed the complexion of the game.
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