com|plex|ion

com|plex|ion
com|plex|ion «kuhm PLEHK shuhn», noun.
1. the color, quality, and general appearance of the skin, particularly of the face: »

The fisherman had a rough complexion from the weather.

2. Figurative. general appearance; nature; character: »

The complexion of the war was changed by two great victories.

3. Obsolete. disposition; temperament.
4. Historical. the combination of the four humors in certain proportions, believed in medieval times to determine the nature on animal, plant, or human body.
[< Old French complexion, learned borrowing from Late Latin complexiō, -ōnis physical constitution < Latin, combination, connection < complexus; see etym. under complex (Cf.complex)]

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