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lightskinned

lightskinned is the alternative 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

Forms of lightskinned

comparativemore lightskinned
superlativemost lightskinned

Questions about lightskinned

What is lightskinned the alternative form of?
Lightskinned is the alternative form of light-skinned.

Words near lightskinned in the dictionary

  1. lightshifts
  2. lightship
  3. lightships
  4. lightshow
  5. lightskin
  6. lightskinned
  7. lightskins
  8. lightskirt
  9. lightskirts
  10. lightsman
  11. lightsmen

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