Definition of
dark-skinned has definitions from the field of color
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[ adjective ] (color) having skin rich in melanin pigments

Synonyms

colored dark coloured

Examples

"National Association for the Advancement of Colored People" "the dark races" "dark-skinned peoples"

Used in print

(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)

He was tall and dark-skinned , a half-breed , Wilson thought .

Related terms

black

2
[ adjective ] naturally having skin of a dark color

Synonyms

swart swarthy dusky

Examples

"a dark-skinned beauty" "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks" "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is archaic)

Related terms

archaism brunet

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