DARK-SKINNED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dark-skinned mean? 

• DARK-SKINNED (adjective)
  The adjective DARK-SKINNED has 1 sense:

1. naturally having skin of a dark color

  Familiarity information: DARK-SKINNED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DARK-SKINNED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Naturally having skin of a dark color

Synonyms:

dark-skinned; dusky; swart; swarthy

Context example:

'swart' is archaic

Similar:

brunet; brunette (marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes)

Domain usage:

archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

 Context examples 

A benign skin condition commonly seen in dark-skinned individuals that is characterized by multiple small hyperpigmented papular lesions resembling seborrheic keratosis on the face and upper body.

(Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra, NCI Thesaurus)

He would build a patriarchal grass house like Tati's, and have it and the valley and the schooner filled with dark-skinned servitors.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)