Definition of complexions Complexions

/kʌmpɛˈkʃʌnz/ - [kumpekshunz] -

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What does complexions mean?

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  • complexions (Noun)
    Plural of complexion.

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Noun

Plural: complexions

complexion - the coloring of a person's face
  skin color, skin colour
  coloring, colouring, color, colour the act or process of changing the color of something
  blondness, paleness, fairness being deficient in color
  ruddiness, rosiness a healthy reddish complexion
  achromasia, lividness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, lividity, luridness, paleness unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
  sallowness a sickly yellowish skin color
  tawniness the quality or state of being the color of tanned leather; "the tawniness of his complexion"
  swarthiness, duskiness, darkness a swarthy complexion
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
  nature the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
complexion - texture and appearance of the skin of the face
  visual aspect, appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
complexion - a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
  combination the act of combining things to form a new whole
complexion - a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"

Verb

complexions, complexioning, complexioned  

complexion - give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"
  tinct, tint, tinge, touch color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • complexion (n.)
    The state of being complex; complexity.
  • complexion (n.)
    A combination; a complex.
  • complexion (n.)
    The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature.
  • complexion (n.)
    The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face.
  • complexion (n.)
    The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • complexion
    The color of the face.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • complexion
    kom-plek′shun, n. disposition: colour: quality: colour or look of the skin, esp. of the face: general appearance, temperament, or texture: (Shak.) bodily constitution.—v.t. to give a colour to.—adjs. Complex′ional, pertaining to the complexion; Complex′ioned, having a certain complexion, or temperament; Complex′ionless, colourless: pale. [Fr.,—L. complexio, a combination, physical structure of body—complecti, complexus, to embrace—plectĕre, to plait.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • complexion
    Color for the face. From Eng. complex, difficult, and shun, to avoid. To avoid difficulty, buy it of the druggist.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • complexion
    Cold of complexion, good of condition.

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  • complexion, verb, present, 1st person singular of complexion (infinitive).
  • complexion, verb (infinitive).
  • complexion, noun, singular of complexions.

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