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complexion

comp·le·xion

US/kəmˈplɛkʃən/ fairly common
noun (5) verb (1)

noun

1.

the coloring of a person''s face

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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”
  • “a liberal political complexion”
4.

texture and appearance of the skin of the face

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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”

Origin

From Middle English complexion (“temperament”), from Old French complexion (French complexion), from Medieval Latin complexiō (“complexion, constitution”), from complector, past participle complexus (“to entwine, encompass”).

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