'dark-skinned' definitions:
Definition of 'dark-skinned'
adjective
Having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned peoples" [syn:
colored,
coloured,
dark, dark-skinned,
non-white]
adjective
Naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: dark- skinned,
dusky,
swart,
swarthy]
Definition of 'dark-skinned'
- dark-skinned \dark-skinned\ adj.
- 1. same as colored. [Narrower terms: black (vs. white)]
- Syn: colored, coloured.
[WordNet 1.5]
- 2. having a dark color; -- of skin color.
- Syn: dusky, swart, swarthy.
[WordNet 1.5]
