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lightest-skinned

lightest-skinned is the superlative form of light-skinned.

Meaning of light-skinned

Adjective

light-skinned (comparative lighter-skinned, superlative lightest-skinned)

  1. Having light-colored skin.
  2. Of a black person, having relatively light-colored skin.
    • The other one was Creole-looking, a light-skinned black guy with pointy cheekbones and nappy hair.1987, Elmore Leonard, Bandits, page 56
    Antonyms:
    dark-skinned

Questions about lightest-skinned

What is lightest-skinned the superlative form of?
Lightest-skinned is the superlative form of light-skinned.

Words near lightest-skinned in the dictionary

  1. lightest
  2. lightest-fingered
  3. lightest-footed
  4. lightest-handed
  5. lightest-hearted
  6. lightest-skinned
  7. lightest-witted
  8. lightestweight
  9. lighteth
  10. lightface
  11. lightfaced

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