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[kuhm-plek-shuhn]

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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.

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Also, complection.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin complexiōn- (stem of complexiō) constitution, temperament, Latin: combination, group, literally, the act of embracing. See complex, -ion

Related forms

com·plex·ion·al, adjective

com·plex·ion·al·ly, adverb

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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It was not so long ago that a three-step routine was the clear complexion standard for skin care.

The complexion of those governments is as diverse as the ten countries this survey covers.

Her white hair is neatly styled, her complexion glows.

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It was not so long ago that a three-step routine was the clear complexion standard for skin care.

The complexion of those governments is as diverse as the ten countries this survey covers.

Her white hair is neatly styled, her complexion glows.

Her face was distinguished as much for its great intelligence and animation as for fine features and complexion.

Such burning local issues eclipse bigger concerns such as the economy and the possible complexion of the next government.

She is a beautiful and charming young woman with deep blue eyes, fair hair, and blooming complexion.

His features are pinched and drawn, his complexion sallow.

The complexion of the organization has changed slightly.

Whatever the complexion of the next government, its priority will be clear: giving the economy a jolt.

She received a patent this week for a mixer that blends powder for the individual taste and complexion.

But all that has not yet made much of an impact on the overall size and complexion of the coalition force.

In the end, the region's political complexion may turn on a few million votes in those two countries.

The rise of marijuana legalisation and gay marriage as state's rights issues may be changing the complexion of the debate.

Heady, dry, with a hint of spice and robust complexion.

But the church has grown since then, and its complexion has changed.

Children with chronic hookworm anemia take on a sickly and sallow complexion and have trouble learning in school.

Its engines are bigger, its rear-end is smaller and it's complexion is scrubbed clean.

Most of the coalition's problems have had less to do with its complexion than its occasional bouts of.

Perhaps this was attractive because it put the best complexion on the sales and profits of.

But the order's complexion is changing in the cities, largely as the result of desperation.

The crust is chewy, pliant, with a dull complexion that belies its great flavor.

Her face was smooth and unscarred, but the fine lines of care were beginning to etch the limpid ivory of her complexion.

J, where her father in off moments from petty gambling indulged is the business of making complexion creams.

This, however, is not the only reason our complexion does not glow.

Her new career as a country singer still requires her to maintain a flawless complexion.

They said she had a light complexion and some hair under her chin.

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World English Dictionary

complexion (kəmˈplɛkʃən)

—n
1.	the colour and general appearance of a person's skin, esp of the face
2.	aspect, character, or nature: the general complexion of a nation's finances
3.	obsolete
	a. the temperament of a person
	b. the temperature and general appearance of the body

[C14: from medical Latin complexiō one's bodily characteristics, from Latin: a combination, from complectī to embrace; see complex]

com'plexional

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

complexion

mid-14c., from O.Fr. complexion "combination of humors," hence "temperament," from L. complexionem (nom. complexio) "combination," from complexus (see complex). Meaning "appearance of the skin of the face" is first recorded mid-15c. In medieval physiology, the color of the

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face indicated temperament.

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Medical Dictionary

complexion com·plex·ion (kəm-plěk'shən)
n.
The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.

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