complexion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the coloring of a person's face
  2. noun a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
  3. noun a point of view or general attitude or inclination

Etymology

From Middle English complexion (“temperament”), from Old French complexion (French complexion), from Medieval Latin complexiō (“complexion, constitution”), from complector, past participle complexus (“to entwine, encompass”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

skin color, skin colour

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