Main Entry: com·plex·ion

Pronunciation: \kəm-ˈplek-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin complexion-, complexio, from Latin, combination, from complecti

Date: 14th century

1 : the combination of the hot, cold, moist, and dry qualities held in medieval physiology to determine the quality of a body
2 a : an individual complex of ways of thinking or feeling b : a complex of attitudes and inclinations
3 : the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face <a dark complexion>
4 : overall aspect or character <by changing the complexion of the legislative branch — Trevor Armbrister>

— com·plex·ion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— com·plex·ioned \-shənd\ adjective