Meanings
adjectivelight-skinned (comparative lighter-skinned, superlative lightest-skinned)
comparative lighter-skinned · superlative lightest-skinned · alternative lightskinned
- 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 56Antonyms: dark-skinned
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a black person, having relatively light-colored skin.
Opposite
Translations
German hellhäutig
- hellhäutighaving light skin
Irish gealchraicneach
- gealchraicneachhaving light skin
Russian светлокожий
- светлокожий (svetlokožij)having light skin
Spanish lavado
- lavadohaving light skin
Swahili maji ya kunde
- maji ya kundehaving light skin
Welsh croenlan
- croenlanhaving light skin
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APA
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“light-skinned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-skinned. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-skinned,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-skinned.
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