naturally having skin of a dark color (Freq. 1) - a dark-skinned beauty - gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks - a smile on his swarthy face - 'swart' is archaic • Syn: dark-skinned, dusky, swarthy • Similar to: brunet, brunette • Derivationally related forms: swarthiness (for: swarthy), duskiness (for: dusky) • Usage Domain: archaism, archaicism