26984 words

complexion

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
the natural appearance of the skin on a person's face, especially its colour or quality:

Examples:

a dark/fair complexion
a healthy/clear/spotty complexion
2
the general character of something:

Examples:

These are radical changes which will alter the complexion of the British contemporary dance scene.
What Pablo has just said puts an entirely/completely new complexion on (= changes) things.
3
the color or appearance of the skin of a person’s face:

Examples:

a dark/light/smooth complexion

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