COMPLEXION


Meaning of COMPLEXION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəm-ˈplek-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin complexion-, complexio, from Latin, combination, from complecti

Date: 14th century

1. : the combination of the hot, cold, moist, and dry qualities held in medieval physiology to determine the quality of a body

2.

a. : an individual complex of ways of thinking or feeling

b. : a complex of attitudes and inclinations

3. : the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face

a dark complexion

4. : overall aspect or character

by changing the complexion of the legislative branch — Trevor Armbrister

• com·plex·ion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• com·plex·ioned -shənd adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.