swarthiness
Olive-toned skin quality
Swarthiness is the quality of having dark or dusky skin.
The word carries old-fashioned, sometimes exoticizing overtones—Victorian novels might describe a character's swarthiness to mark them as foreign or roguish.
His swarthiness suggested Mediterranean ancestry.
Natural coloring compound
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- duskyPartially shadowed, darkish
- olivePitted briny fruit
- bronzedMade brown by sun
umber · sepia · tawny · sable · weathered · ruddy · leathery · brown-skinned
Made brown by sun
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
- sunscreenUV-blocking skin cream
- sun-kissedWarmed and colored by daylight
- melaninNatural coloring compound
golden · tanned · outdoor · summer · weatherbeaten · sunburned · beach · solarium
melanin
Natural coloring compound
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- duskyPartially shadowed, darkish
- olivePitted briny fruit
bronzed · umber · sepia · tawny · sable · weathered · ruddy · leathery · brown-skinned · pigmented
bronzed
Made brown by sun
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
- sunscreenUV-blocking skin cream
- sun-kissedWarmed and colored by daylight
melanin · golden · tanned · outdoor · summer · weatherbeaten · sunburned · beach · solarium · basking
Mediterranean
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
Romani · Latino · indigenous · native · multiracial · mestizo · creole · phenotype · lineage · descent