complexion

noun

1. the coloring of a person's face

Definition categories: attribute, color, coloring, colour, colouring

2. a combination that results from coupling or interlinking

- diphthongs are complexions of vowels

Definition categories: group, combination

3. a point of view or general attitude or inclination

- he altered the complexion of his times

- a liberal political complexion

Definition categories: thought, stand, standpoint, viewpoint

4. texture and appearance of the skin of the face

Definition categories: attribute, appearance

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

Definition categories: attribute, nature

verb

1. give a certain color to

- The setting sun complexioned the hills

Definition categories: change, tinct, tinge, tint, touch