complexion

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

• texture and appearance of the skin of the face

• a point of view or general attitude or inclination
  • he altered the complexion of his times
    
  • a liberal political complexion
    

• a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
  • diphthongs are complexions of vowels
    

• the coloring of a person's face

Verb

• give a certain color to
  • The setting sun complexioned the hills
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  skin color , skin colour