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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Complexion \Com*plex"ion\ (k[o^]m*pl[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F. complexion, fr L. complexio. See {Complex}, a.] 1. The state of being complex; complexity. [Obs.] Though the terms of propositions may be complex, yet . . . it is properly called a simple syllogism, since the complexion does not belong to the syllogistic form of it --I. Watts. 2. A combination; a complex. [Archaic] This paragraph is . . . a complexion of sophisms. --Coleridge. 3. The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature. [Obs.] If his complexion incline him to melancholy. --Milton. It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam. --Shak. 4. The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face. Tall was her stature, her complexion dark. --Wordsworth. Between the pale complexion of true love, And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain. --Shak. 5. The general appearance or aspect; as the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: complexion n 1: the coloring of a person's face [syn: {complection}, {skin color}, {skin colour}] 2: texture and appearance of the skin of the face [syn: {skin condition}] v : give a certain color to "The setting sun complexioned the hills"
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