[kuh m-plek-shuh n] /kəmˈplɛk ʃən/
the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face:
a clear, smooth, rosy complexion.
appearance; aspect; character:
His confession put a different complexion on things.
viewpoint, attitude, or conviction:
one’s political complexion.
(in old physiology) constitution or nature of body and mind, regarded as the result of certain combined qualities.
Obsolete. nature; disposition; temperament.
the colour and general appearance of a person’s skin, esp of the face
aspect, character, or nature: the general complexion of a nation’s finances
mid-14c., “bodily constitution,” from Old French complexion, complession “combination of humors,” hence “temperament, character, make-up,” from Latin complexionem (nominative complexio) “combination” (in Late Latin, “physical constitution”), from complexus (see complex (adj.)). Meaning “appearance of the skin of the face” is first recorded mid-15c. In medieval physiology, the color of the face indicated temperament or health.
complexion com·plex·ion (kəm-plěk’shən)
The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.
noun, Chemistry. 1. a charged complex. Compare (def 10).
[kuh m-plek-shuh nd] /kəmˈplɛk ʃənd/ adjective 1. having a specified (usually used in combination): a light-complexioned person. /kəmˈplɛkʃənd/ adjective 1. (in combination) of a specified complexion: light-complexioned
[kuh m-plek-shuh n-lis] /kəmˈplɛk ʃən lɪs/ adjective 1. lacking in usual color; wan.
[kuh m-plek-si-tee] /kəmˈplɛk sɪ ti/ noun, plural complexities for 2. 1. the state or quality of being ; intricacy: the complexity of urban life. 2. something : the complexities of foreign policy. /kəmˈplɛksɪtɪ/ noun (pl) -ties 1. the state or quality of being intricate or complex 2. something intricate or complex; complication n. 1721, “composite […]