DARK-SKINNED

• (adj.) having skin rich in melanin pigments

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

  synonyms : colored , coloured , dark , non-white

• (adj.) 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 : dusky , swart , swarthy

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