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   complexion

   /kəmˈplɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the natural colour, texture, and appearance of a person's skin, especially of the face: "a smooth, pale complexion" Similar skinskin colourskin colouringskin toneskin texturepigmentation
   • 2. the general aspect or character of something: "the complexion of the game changed" Similar perspectiveangleslantinterpretationaspectappearancelightlookcountenancetypekindsortnaturecharacterdispositiondescriptioncaststamphueilkkidneygrainmould

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin complexio(n-) ‘combination’ (in late Latin ‘physical constitution’), from complectere ‘embrace, comprise’. The term originally denoted physical constitution or temperament determined by the combination of the four bodily humours, hence complexion (sense 1) (late 16th century) as a visible sign of this.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complexioned adjective

   Scrabble Points: 23

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