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# complexion

noun (complexions)

«complexion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The natural colour and look of a person's skin, especially on the face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complexion/#m1)
2. (formal) The general character or look of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complexion/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, describes a person's skin, such as a fair or pale complexion; in the lessons it can also mean the mood or character of a thing

### Examples

- She had a fair complexion and rosy cheeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complexion/#x1)
- The cold made his complexion pale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complexion/#x2)
- The whole complexion of the story changed when the stranger arrived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complexion/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «complexion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complexion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«complexion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/complexion.html) on Mova free.