having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned peoples" Synonym(s):colored, coloured, dark, dark-skinned, non-white
naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" Synonym(s):dark- skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy