adj
Meaning 1
Having light-colored skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
light-skinned
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a black person, having relatively light-colored skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: dark-skinned
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having little skin pigmentation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: hellhäutig — having light skin
- Irish: gealchraicneach — having light skin
- Plautdietsch: lichthutich — having light skin
- Russian: светлокожий (svetlokožij) — having light skin
- Spanish: lavado — having light skin
- Sranan Tongo: redi — having light skin
- Swahili: maji ya kunde — having light skin
- Welsh: croenlan — having light skin