dark-skinned
adjective
: having a brown skin tone : having dark pigmentation of the skin
Uncle Shelton was a thin, dark-skinned black man with a sharp conk and a soft-spoken voice.—
Drew T. Brown III
Drew T. Brown IIIThe dark-skinned Aboriginals, thought to have migrated from mainland Southeast Asia 40,000 years ago, numbered 300,000 when the first British settlers arrived.—Seymour Topping
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The play, about two brothers, one dark-skinned, and the other with a complexion light enough to enable him to pass for white, drew Fugard his fifth Tony nomination for best play.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Leroy used both hues, slipping a dark-skinned retreat behind an off-white veil.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
Born to Puerto Rican and Cuban parents during the Great Depression and raised in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, Thomas’ identity as a dark-skinned individual was contested by his family members, who refused to acknowledge his African blood.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
In the post on X, Fuentes mocks a post praising a photo of an apparently white couple pictured with two light-skinned children and a dark-skinned baby.
—Alexandra Alper and Raphael Satter, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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Carmel Dagan, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Leroy used both hues, slipping a dark-skinned retreat behind an off-white veil.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
Born to Puerto Rican and Cuban parents during the Great Depression and raised in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, Thomas’ identity as a dark-skinned individual was contested by his family members, who refused to acknowledge his African blood.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
In the post on X, Fuentes mocks a post praising a photo of an apparently white couple pictured with two light-skinned children and a dark-skinned baby.
—Alexandra Alper and Raphael Satter, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Dark-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark-skinned. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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