Define the word dark-skinned"dark-skinned" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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]
"dark-skinned" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
dark-skinned
adj 1: having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark
races"; "dark-skinned peoples" [syn: colored, coloured,
dark]
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" [syn:
dusky, swart, swarthy]
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