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1. (n.) complexion
the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, esp. of the face.
2. complexion
appearance; aspect; character:
This testimony put a different complexion on things.
3. complexion
viewpoint, attitude, or conviction:
one's political complexion.
4. complexion
(in medieval physiology) the constitution or nature of body and mind, regarded as the result of certain combined qualities.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < ML complexiō constitution, temperament, L: combination, group, lit., the act of embracing. See complex , -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) complexion, skin color, skin colour
the coloring of a person's face
2. (noun) complexion
a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
"diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
3. (noun) complexion
a point of view or general attitude or inclination
"he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"
4. (noun) complexion
texture and appearance of the skin of the face
5. (verb) complexion
(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
6. (verb) complexion
give a certain color to
"The setting sun complexioned the hills"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) complexion
the state of being complex; complexity
2. (noun) complexion
a combination; a complex
3. (noun) complexion
the bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature
4. (noun) complexion
the color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face
5. (noun) complexion
the general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news
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Sense: the colour or appearance of the skin especially of the face
a beautiful complexion.
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 Afrikaans: aansien, voorkoms; gelaat |
 Arabic: لَوْن البَشَرَه/ الوَجْه |
 Bulgarian: тен |
 Brazilian: tez |
 Czech: pleť |
 German: der Teint |
 Danish: teint; hudfarve |
 Greek: απόχρωση δέρματος, εμφάνι |
 Spanish: tez |
 Estonian: jume |
 Farsi: رنگ و رو؛ چهره |
 Finnish: ihonväri |
 French: teint |
 Hebrew: צֶבָע עוֹר |
 Hindi: वर्ण |
 Croatian: put, boja lica, ten |
 Hungarian: arcszín |
 Indonesian: warna kulit |
 Icelandic: litarháttur, hörundslitur |
 Italian: carnagione |
 Japanese: 顔色 |
 Korean: 피부색 |
 Lithuanian: veido spalva |
 Latvian: sejas krāsa |
 Malay: kulit muka |
 Dutch: gelaatskleur |
 Norwegian: ansikts-/hudfarge |
 Polish: cera |
 Persian: رنگ و رو؛ چهره |
 Pashto: بڼه، څېره، جوله، كړه وړه |
 Portuguese: tez |
 Romanian: ten |
 Russian: цвет лица |
 Slovak: pleť |
 Slovenian: barva polti, ten |
 Serbian: ten |
 Swedish: hy, ansiktsfärg |
 Thai: ลักษณะผิว |
 Turkish: derinin doğal rengi |
 Taiwanese: 膚色，臉色 |
 Ukrainian: колір обличчя |
 Urdu: خدو خال ، رنگ ڈھنگ |
 Vietnamese: nước da |
 Chinese: 肤色，脸色 |
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