complexion
noun
the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.
complexions
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pluralof complexion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is turning out to be quite the month for trade deals of various complexions.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
While melanoma may be found less frequently in people with darker complexions than fair ones, this potentially serious form of cancer can strike anyone.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2024
Germany’s 16 states, which have significant powers in many policy areas, have governments of many different political complexions.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
I don’t think it would look good on any of us, all of whom have fair complexions.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2021
But in the Muslim world, I had seen that men with white complexions were more genuinely brotherly than anyone else had ever been.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
