skin tone

noun

The colour of a person's skin.

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Meanings

nounskin tone (countable and uncountable, plural skin tones)

plural skin tones · alternative skintone

  1. countableuncountableThe colour of a person's skin.
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APA

skin tone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20tone

MLA

“skin tone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20tone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skin tone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20tone.

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