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Webster 1913 Edition
Complexion
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. Shakespeare
4.
The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face.
Tall was her stature, her
complexion
dark. Wordsworth.
Between the pale
And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain.
complexion
of true love,And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain.
Shakespeare
5.
The general appearance or aspect;
as, the
. complexion
of the sky; the complexion
of the newsWebster 1828 Edition
Complexion
COMPLEXION
, n.1.
Involution; a complex state.2.
The color of the skin, particularly of the face; the color of the external parts of a body or thing; as a fair complexion; a dark complexion; the complexion of the sky.3.
The temperament, habitude, or natural disposition of the body; the peculiar cast of the constitution, which gives it a particular physical character; a medical term, but used to denote character, or description; as, men of this or that complexion.Tis ill, Though different your complexions are,
The family of heaven for men should war.
Definition 2024
complexión
complexión
See also: complexion and complex ion
Spanish
Noun
complexión f (plural complexiones)
- physical constitution
Usage notes
- Complexión is a false friend, and does not mean "complexion". The word for "complexion" in Spanish is tez or cutis.