Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.
- noun General character, aspect, or appearance.
- noun A viewpoint, inclination, or attitude.
- noun The combination of the four humors of cold, heat, moistness, and dryness in specific proportions, thought in ancient and medieval physiology to control the temperament and the constitution of the body.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In psychology, a term proposed for a certain type of mental connection or association. See the extract.
- noun Temperament, habitude, or natural disposition of the body or mind; constitutional condition or tendency; character; nature.
- noun The color or hue of the skin, particularly of that of the face.
- noun The general appearance of anything; aspect.
- noun The state of being complex; complexity; involution; combination; also, a complex.
- To characterize by or endow with a disposition or temperament.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The state of being complex; complexity.
- noun Archaic A combination; a complex.
- noun obsolete The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature.
- noun The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face.
- noun The general appearance or aspect.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete, medicine The combination of
humours making up one's physiological "temperament ", being eitherhot orcold , andmoist ordry . - noun The
quality ,colour , orappearance of theskin on theface . - noun figuratively The
outward appearance of something. - noun
Outlook ,attitude , orpoint of view .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb give a certain color to
- noun texture and appearance of the skin of the face
- noun (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
- noun a point of view or general attitude or inclination
- noun a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
- noun the coloring of a person's face
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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If your complexion is a bit sallow or rosy, pick a wheat shade of blond.
Louis Licari: Old Fashion vs. On Trend Louis Licari 2010
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If your complexion is a bit sallow or rosy, pick a wheat shade of blond.
Louis Licari: Old Fashion vs. On Trend Louis Licari 2010
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If your complexion is a bit sallow or rosy, pick a wheat shade of blond.
Louis Licari: Old Fashion vs. On Trend Louis Licari 2010
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I used to be pretty, with porcelain complexion; I used to be slim; I used to be dynamic and active --- all that is gone, at least for now.
Carla Seaquist: A Trek Through Cancer Carla Seaquist 2010
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My secret to a clear, healthy, zit-free complexion is now yours.
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Skin Care Secret 2010
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That ferocity perhaps explains why her porcelain complexion quickly reddens inside the protective headgear fencing requires.
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She does look warm and pretty next to pasty Edward, but his palid complexion is just frightening here. the previous poster was much more appealling, alluring, and more likely for viewers to actually ditch their old movies and take this one. ilovethecullens (10/9/2008 5: 19: 17 PM) i dont really like it, they could've done a lot better
Final ‘Twilight’ Poster Hits Net. What Do You Think? » MTV Movies Blog 2008
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Seeing more pores and a naturally glowing complexion is worth $66 to me.
Archive 2007-08-01 Anne-Marie 2007
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Seeing more pores and a naturally glowing complexion is worth $66 to me.
Stem Organics from Down Under Anne-Marie 2007
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Patches of eczema rouge my cheeks, while Ruby's complexion is fair and flawless.
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