complexion Copy link • complexion: cŏlor, ōris, m.: a snowy c., niveus c., Hor.: an agreeable c., suavis c., Cic.: the c. is to be preserved by bodily exercise, c. exercitationibus corporis tuendus est, Cic. Fig.: the c. of a work of genius, operis c., Hor.: the c. of a life, vitae c., Hor. Phr.: the c. of affairs, rerum facies, Tac. See also temperament, aspect.