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complexion

/kəmˈplɛkʃən/noun, verb3 syllables

Complexion means: the coloring of a person's face.

Synonyms for complexion2

noun, as in the coloring of a person's face

skin color, skin colour

What does complexion mean?6

noun

1

the coloring of a person's face

2

a combination that results from coupling or interlinking“diphthongs are complexions of vowels”

3

a point of view or general attitude or inclination“he altered the complexion of his times”

4

texture and appearance of the skin of the face

5

(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

verb

1

give a certain color to“The setting sun complexioned the hills”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with complexion?29

two syllables

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Complexion in a sentence

  • Kate has a fair complexion, unlike the others in her family.unknown
  • Jamin's porcelain complexion has a delicate glow, reflecting her impeccable skincare routine.Amastan
  • She's got a fair complexion while her brother is very dark.Zifre
  • It puts a different complexion on the situation.unknown
  • Her girlish complexion belied the fact that she was over forty.CM
  • It was her fearfully pale complexion that caught his eye.papabear
  • Redheads often have a pale complexion and freckles.FiRez
  • She had a lovely peaches and cream complexion.swolesuki

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of complexion

as a noun

plural
complexions

as a verb

third-person singular
complexions
present participle
complexioning
past participle
complexioned
past tense
complexioned