Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun complexion

5 senses of complexion

Sense 1
complexion, skin color, skin colour -- (the coloring of a person's face)
       => color, colour, coloring, colouring -- (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")

Sense 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)

Sense 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, viewpoint, stand, standpoint -- (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")

Sense 4
complexion -- (texture and appearance of the skin of the face)
       => appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Sense 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 temperament)
       => nature -- (the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb complexion

1 sense of complexion

Sense 1
complexion -- (give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills")
       => tint, tinct, tinge, touch -- (color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November")