dark-skinned (s)
dusky (s)
swart (s)
swarthy (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def naturally having skin of a dark color
examples a dark-skinned beauty
gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
a smile on his swarthy face
`swart' is archaic
Outgoing links
Similar to brunet, brunette
Domain of synset - USAGE archaism, archaicism
Derivationally related form swarthy → swarthiness
Derivationally related form dusky → duskiness
Incoming links
Similar to brunet, brunette
Derivationally related form swarthiness → swarthy
Derivationally related form duskiness → dusky
Member of this domain - USAGE archaism, archaicism

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