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English noun: complexion | |||
| 1. | complexion (attribute) the coloring of a person's face | ||
| Synonyms | skin color, skin colour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, coloring, colour, colouring | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | achromasia, blondness, darkness, duskiness, fairness, lividity, lividness, luridness, paleness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, rosiness, ruddiness, sallowness, swarthiness, tawniness, wanness, whiteness | ||
| Attribute | blond, blonde, brunet, brunette, light-haired | ||
| 2. | complexion (group) a combination that results from coupling or interlinking | ||
| Samples | Diphthongs are complexions of vowels. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | combination | ||
| 3. | complexion (cognition) a point of view or general attitude or inclination | ||
| Samples | He altered the complexion of his times. A liberal political complexion. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpoint | ||
| 4. | complexion (attribute) texture and appearance of the skin of the face | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appearance, visual aspect | ||
| 5. | complexion (attribute) (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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nature | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
English verb: complexion | |||
| 1. | complexion (change) give a certain color to | ||
| Samples | The setting sun complexioned the hills. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tinct, tinge, tint, touch | ||
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