Complexion vs. Complection — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Complexion and Complection
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Definitions
Complexion➦
Complexion in humans is the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially on the face.
Complection➦
Obsolete spelling of complexion.
Complexion➦
The natural colour, texture, and appearance of a person's skin, especially of the face
A smooth, pale complexion
Complexion➦
The general aspect or character of something
The complexion of the game changed
Successive governments of all complexions
Complexion➦
The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.
Complexion➦
General character, aspect, or appearance
Findings that will alter the complexion of the problem.
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Complexion➦
A viewpoint, inclination, or attitude
A conservative political complexion.
Complexion➦
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.
Complexion➦
The combination of humours making up one's physiological "temperament", being either hot or cold, and moist or dry.
Complexion➦
The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.
A rugged complexion
A sunburnt complexion
Complexion➦
(figuratively) The outward appearance of something.
Complexion➦
Outlook, attitude, or point of view.
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Complexion➦
An arrangement.
Complexion➦
(transitive) To give a colour to.
Complexion➦
The state of being complex; complexity.
Though the terms of propositions may be complex, yet . . . it is properly called a simple syllogism, since the complexion does not belong to the syllogistic form of it.
Complexion➦
A combination; a complex.
This paragraph is . . . a complexion of sophisms.
Complexion➦
The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature.
If his complexion incline him to melancholy.
It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam.
Complexion➦
The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face.
Tall was her stature, her complexion dark.
Between the pale complexion of true love,And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain.
Complexion➦
The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news.
Complexion➦
The coloring of a person's face
Complexion➦
A combination that results from coupling or interlinking;
Diphthongs are complexions of vowels
Complexion➦
A point of view or general attitude or inclination;
He altered the complexion of his times
A liberal political complexion
Complexion➦
Texture and appearance of the skin of the face
Complexion➦
(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
Complexion➦
Give a certain color to;
The setting sun complexioned the hills
