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   Com·plex·ion

   /kəmˈplekSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the natural color, texture, and appearance of a person's skin, especially of the face: "a smooth, pale complexion" Similar skinskin colorskin coloringskin toneskin texturepigmentation
   • 2. the general aspect or character of something: "wind, rain, and road construction have gradually changed Baja's complexion" Similar perspectiveangleslantinterpretationaspectappearancelightlookcountenancetypekindsortnaturecharacterdispositiondescriptioncaststamphueilkkidneygrainmold

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin complexio(n-) ‘combination’ (in late Latin ‘physical constitution’), from complectere ‘embrace, comprise’. The term originally denoted physical constitution or temperament determined by the combination of the four bodily humors, hence complexion (sense 1) (late 16th century) as a visible sign of this.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complexioned adjective

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