dark-haired
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.68 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And M. [Henri-François-Alphonse] Esquiros, in describing the Dutch generally, speaks of beauties both blondes and brunettes, ‘for black hair is not uncommon in the Netherlands.’ These words seem to imply that black hair does not preponderate; and, if not, there must be a marked difference between the Dutch and the English. Here again is confirmation of the opinion that the modern English are somewhat more dark-haired than the ancient Saxons."
- "Perhaps people felt by some form of symbolism or imitative magic that if the very first foot over the threshold was that of a dark-haired man, so might that hearth be safe for a whole year from the marauding Northmen. We listened to the chimes of Big Ben on the radio, and then as the last notes of the Old Year died away, Humphrey, who was the darkest-haired man present, ran to the door so as to come in and first foot us."
- "Maura was sixteen, with the Salter good looks. Darker-haired than her big sister Bridie, but she had the same soft grace."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more dark-haired (comparative)
darker-haired (comparative)
most dark-haired (superlative)
darkest-haired (superlative)
darkhaired (alternative)