Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

light-skinned

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: light-skinned
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having light-colored skin.

adj

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

Example Sentences

"The other one was Creole-looking, a light-skinned black guy with pointy cheekbones and nappy hair."

Inflected Forms

lighter-skinned (comparative) lightest-skinned (superlative) lightskinned (alternative)

Antonyms

dark-skinned

Questions

What does light-skinned mean?: Having light-colored skin.

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