complexion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the coloring of a person's face
Types & categories
- color hypernym
- blondness hyponym
- ruddiness hyponym
- paleness hyponym
- sallowness hyponym
- tawniness hyponym
- swarthiness hyponym
- whiteness hyponym
Related & opposite
- blond attribute
- brunet attribute
- complexion derivation
Sense 2 verb
give a certain color to
The setting sun complexioned the hills
Types & categories
- tint hypernym
Related & opposite
- complexion derivation
- complexion derivation
Sense 3 noun
a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
diphthongs are complexions of vowels
Types & categories
- combination hypernym
Related & opposite
- interconnect derivation
Sense 4 noun
a point of view or general attitude or inclination
he altered the complexion of his times
Types & categories
- point of view hypernym
Sense 5 noun
texture and appearance of the skin of the face
Types & categories
- appearance hypernym
Related & opposite
- complexion derivation
Sense 6 noun
(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
Types & categories
- nature hypernym
Related & opposite
- archaism domain usage
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | blond |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | brunet |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | complexion |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | color |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blondness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruddiness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paleness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sallowness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tawniness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | swarthiness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whiteness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | complexion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | complexion |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tint |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interconnect |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | combination |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | point of view |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | complexion |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | appearance |
| 6 | domain usage | Related & opposite | archaism |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | nature |