Complexion (Noun)
Meaning 1
Texture and appearance of the skin of the face.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
A combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 3
(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.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Usages
Meaning 4
The coloring of a person's face.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Hyponyms
- Wanness
- Swarthiness
- Pallor
- Duskiness
- Blondness
- Rosiness
- Luridness
- Paleness
- Pallidness
- Lividity
- Fairness
- Achromasia
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Meaning 5
A point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The government's shift in policy changed the complexion of the nation's economic recovery.
- Her upbringing and education influenced her conservative complexion on social issues.
- The organization's philanthropic efforts changed the complexion of the community.
- He brought a fresh complexion to the film industry with his innovative storytelling techniques.
- The university's curriculum overhaul reflected the institution's shift to a more liberal academic complexion.