| Noun | 1. | complexion - the coloring of a person's facecolor, coloring, colouring, colour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" | |
| 2. | complexion - a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"combination - a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
| 3. | complexion - a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"point of view, standpoint, viewpoint, stand - a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" | |
| 4. | complexion - texture and appearance of the skin of the face | |
| 5. | complexion - (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 temperamentnature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others" | |
| Verb | 1. | complexion - give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills" | |