Meaning

1 senses

  1. To give a colour to.

    give a certain color to

Examples

34 sentences

  1. Neither Tom nor Mary has a dark complexion.

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  2. She has a fair complexion.

    deSie hat einen hellen Teint. — Dani6187

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  3. Tom has a dark complexion.

    ruТом смуглолицый. — sharptoothed

    deTom hat einen dunklen Teint. — Dani6187

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  4. Tom has a light complexion.

    ruУ Тома светлая кожа. — sharptoothed

    deTom hat einen hellen Teint. — Dani6187

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  5. Tom has a pale complexion.

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Origin

From Middle English complexion (“temperament”), from Old French complexion (French complex

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”).

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Forms

complexions, complexioning, complexioned, complexioned
Base formcomplexion · to complexion
3rd person singularcomplexions
Present participlecomplexioning
Past simplecomplexioned
Past participlecomplexioned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycomplexion
he, she, itcomplexions

Past simpleLesson

all personscomplexioned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave complexioned
he, she, ithas complexioned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill complexion

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
completionB2complexB1complexityB2complianceC1compliantC1complicateB1
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