Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dark-skinned

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
dark--skinned
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a relatively dark skin.

adj

Of a black person, having relatively dark-colored skin.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

darker-skinned (comparative) darkest-skinned (superlative) darkskinned (alternative)

Synonyms

swarthy dusky swart

Antonyms

light-skinned

Questions

What does dark-skinned mean?
Having a relatively dark skin.

How to pronounce dark-skinned

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