Complexion
Complexion noun - The hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face.
Usage example: a sunscreen for people with very light complexions
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Face and complexion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Face" instead a noun "Complexion".
Face
Face noun - The front part of the head.
Complexion and face are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complexion" instead a noun "Face".
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In the Comic Color Cartoon featurette, Little Black Sambo, the eponymous character's complexion goes pale with fright, when he encounters and comes face to face with a tiger before fleeing.
Source: Through a Face Full of Fur - In the alternate version, while repeatedly kissing, his face just turns gray, then as he ages his hair stands back and gets wavy while it turns gray, then white as he now has a balding appearance, and only his face changes to a lighter shade of what was his normal, darker complexion.
Source: Through a Face Full of Fur -
In the alternate version, his face turns gray as he tries in vain to awaken So White by kissing, then his hair turns gray, stands back and becomes wavy, then white and receded, and his face is now a high-yellow shade in lieu of his normal, darker complexion.
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Face and Complexion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complexion/face
Complexion & Face. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/complexion/face>.
Face or Complexion. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/complexion/face.
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