Synonyms: colored, coloured, dark, dark-skinned, non-white
Definition: having skin rich in melanin pigments
Usage: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; dark-skinned peoples
Similar words: black
Definition: of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin
Usage: a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization- Martin Luther King Jr.
Synonyms: dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy
Definition: naturally having skin of a dark color
Usage: a dark-skinned beauty; gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks; a smile on his swarthy face; `swart' is archaic
Similar words: brunet, brunette
Definition: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
Usage: a brunette beauty