complexioned

Having certain coloring

Complexioned is an adjective that describes someone as having a particular type of complexion, almost always appearing with a modifier: dark-complexioned, fair-complexioned, light-complexioned.

It characterizes skin tone or the general appearance of the face.

The word rarely stands alone and functions primarily as the second element in compound adjectives describing how someone looks.

coloring

fair

Impartial and unbiased

  • darkAbsence of light
  • lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
  • olivePitted briny fruit

ruddy · swarthy · sallow · florid · dusky · tawny · ebony · copper · bronze · golden

health

healthy

In good physical condition

  • sicklyProne to poor health
  • pallidUnhealthily lacking color
  • wanPale and unwell-looking

ashen · ruddy · flushed · blooming · vibrant · anemic · jaundiced · sallow · peaked · weathered

clarity

clear

Without obstruction or fog

luminous · dewy · flawless · blemished · blotchy · spotty · mottled · uneven · rough · pockmarked

tone

warm

Moderately heated, or friendly

overtone · pigmented · hyperpigmented · sun-kissed · tanned · sunburnt · bronzed · bleached · faded · deepened

Phrases
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complexion, complexions

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