English-Thai Dictionary

complexion

N ลักษณะ ผิว  coloration skin coloring lak-sa-na-pil

 

complexioned

ADJ ที่ มี ผิว ลักษณะพิเศษ  ti-me-pil-lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPLEXION

n. 1. Involution; a complex state.
2. The color of the skin, particularly of the face; the color of the external parts of a body or thing; as a fair complexion; a dark complexion; the complexion of the sky.
3. The temperament, habitude, or natural disposition of the body; the peculiar cast of the constitution, which gives it a particular physical character; a medical term, but used to denote character, or description; as, men of this or that complexion.
Tis ill, Though different your complexions are,
The family of heaven for men should war.

 

COMPLEXIONAL

a.Depending on or pertaining to complexion; as complexional efflorescencies; complexional prejudices.

 

COMPLEXIONALLY

adv. By complexion.

 

COMPLEXIONARY

a.Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.

 

COMPLEXIONED

a.Having a certain temperament or state.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPLEXION

Com *plex "ion, n. Etym: [F. complexion, fr. L. complexio. See Complex, a.]

 

1. The state of being complex; complexity. [Obs. ] Though the terms of propositions may be complex, yet. .. it is proprly called a simple syllogism, since the complexion does not belong to the syllogistic form of it. I. Watts.

 

2. A combination; a complex. [Archaic ] This paragraph is. .. a complexion of sophisms. Coleridge.

 

3. The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or natural disposition; character; nature. [Obs. ] If his complexion incline him to melancholy. Milton. It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam. Shak.

 

4. The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face. Tall was her stature, her complexion dark. Wordswoorth. Between the pale complexion of true love, And the red glow of scron and proud disdain. Shak.

 

5. The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of the sky; the complexion of the news.

 

COMPLEXIONAL

COMPLEXIONAL Com *plex "ion *al, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to constitutional complexion. A moral rather than a complexional timidity. Burke.

 

COMPLEXIONALLY

COMPLEXIONALLY Com *plex "ion *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Constitutionally. [R.] Though corruptible, not complexionally vicious. Burke.

 

COMPLEXIONARY

COMPLEXIONARY Com *plex "ion *a *ry, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it. Jer. Taylor.

 

COMPLEXIONED

COMPLEXIONED Com *plex "ioned, a.

 

Defn: Having (such ) a complexion; -- used in composition; as, a dark- complexioned or a ruddy-complexioned person. A flower is the best-complexioned grass, as a pearl is the best- colored clay. Fuller.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

complexion

com plex ion |kəmˈplekSHən kəmˈplɛkʃən | ▶noun 1 the natural color, texture, and appearance of a person's skin, esp. of the face: an attractive girl with a pale complexion. 2 the general aspect or character of something: Congress's new complexion became boldly apparent last summer | wind, rain, and road construction have gradually changed Baja's complexion. DERIVATIVES com plex ioned adjective [ often in combination ] : they were both fair-complexioned ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin complexio (n- ) ‘combination ’ (in late Latin ‘physical constitution ’), from complectere ‘embrace, comprise. ’ The term originally denoted physical constitution or temperament determined by the combination of the four bodily humors, hence sense 1 (late 16th cent. ) as a visible sign of this.

 

Oxford Dictionary

complexion

com |plex ¦ion |kəmˈplɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 the natural colour, texture, and appearance of a person's skin, especially of the face: an attractive girl with a pale complexion. 2 the general aspect or character of something: the complexion of the game changed | successive governments of all complexions. DERIVATIVES complexioned adjective [ in combination ] : they were both fair-complexioned ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin complexio (n- )‘combination ’ (in late Latin ‘physical constitution ’), from complectere ‘embrace, comprise ’. The term originally denoted physical constitution or temperament determined by the combination of the four bodily humours, hence sense 1 (late 16th cent. ) as a visible sign of this.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

complexion

complexion noun 1 a pale complexion: skin, skin color, skin tone; pigmentation. 2 this puts an entirely new complexion on things: perspective, angle, slant, interpretation; appearance, light, look. 3 governments of all complexions: type, kind, sort; nature, character, stamp, ilk, kidney.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

complexion

complexion noun 1 an attractive girl with a pale complexion: skin, skin colour, skin colouring, skin tone, skin texture, pigmentation. 2 this puts an entirely new complexion on things: perspective, angle, slant, interpretation; aspect, appearance, light, look, countenance. 3 successive governments of all complexions: type, kind, sort; nature, character, disposition, description, cast, stamp, hue, ilk, kidney, grain, mould.

 

Spanish Dictionary

complexión

complexión nombre femenino 1 Conjunto de caracteres o rasgos que configuran la estructura corporal de un individuo :el desaparecido mide aproximadamente un metro y setenta centímetros, es de complexión fuerte, moreno, pelo negro algo canoso y ondulado, bigote y ojos negros .SINÓNIMO constitución .2 lit Figura retórica de construcción que consiste en empezar con una misma palabra y en acabar igualmente con otra misma palabra dos o más cláusulas o miembros del período .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

complexion

com plex ion /kəmplékʃ (ə )n /名詞 C 1 肌の色つや ; 顔色, 血色 ▸ a fair [dark ] complexion 色白 [黒 ]▸ have a fine complexion 顔色がいい 2 〖通例単数形で 〗様子, 様相, 性質 ▸ the threatening complexion of the sky 不穏な空模様 ▸ assume a serious complexion 重大な様相を呈する ▸ put a new complexion on A Aに対する見方を変える, Aを新しく見直す