What is the meaning of complexion?

noun

  • The coloring of a person's face.
  • A combination that results from coupling or interlinking.
    • usage: "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
  • A point of view or general attitude or inclination.
    • usage: "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"
  • Texture and appearance of the skin of the face.
  • 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. (

verb

  • Give a certain color to.
    • usage: "The setting sun complexioned the hills"
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