dark-skinned

Adjective
Synonyms: coloredcoloureddarknon-whiteduskyswartswarthy

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. having skin rich in melanin pigments“National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”“dark-skinned peoples”Synonyms: coloredcoloureddarknon-white
  2. 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”Synonyms: duskyswartswarthy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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