lightskin
English
adj
Definitions
- (of a black person) Having relatively light-coloured skin.
Etymology
Compound from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English skin.
Origin
English
skin
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- bareskin English
- batskin English
- bearskin English
- beaverskin English
- bedlight English
- beetleskin English
- belight English
- betalight English
- birdskin English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- blackskin English
- booklight English
- buckskin English
- buffalo-skin English
- calfskin English
- candlelight English
- capeskin English
- caribouskin English
- catchlight English
- catskin English
- cleanskin English
- clearskin English
- coonskin English
- cowskin English
- crosslight English
- cumskin English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- deerskin English
- deskin English
- doeskin English
- dogskin English
- downlight English
- dragonskin English
- droplight English
- drumskin English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- e-skin English
- earthlight English
- eelskin English
- elkskin English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- enskin English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- fawnskin English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- fishskin English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- foreskin English
- foxskin English
- frogskin English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- goatskin English
- gooseskin English
- greenskin English
- guidelight English
- hare-skin English
- headlight English
- hogskin English
- horseskin English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kidskin English
- kilolight English
- kipskin English
- lambskin English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- leopardskin English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- lionskin English
- lizardskin English
- loinskin English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- milliskin English
- mislight English
- moleskin English
- moonlight English
- mooseskin English
- multilight English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- nonskin English
- noonlight English
- oilskin English
- onionskin English
- otterskin English
- outskin English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- oxskin English
- penlight English
- pigskin English
- pinkskin English
- pocketlight English
- ponyskin English
- poopskin English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- rabbitskin English
- ramskin English
- ratskin English
- redskin English
- relight English
- reskin English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- sealskin English
- searchlight English
- sharkskin English
- sheepskin English
- shitskin English
- sidelight English
- silverskin English
- skin English
- skin worm English
- skinable English
- skinbound English
- skincare English
- skinflick English
- skinfold English
- skinfolk English
- skinful English
- skinhead English
- skinless English
- skinlike English
- skinnable English
- skinner English
- skinneth English
- skinny English
- skinship English
- skinsuit English
- skintag English
- skintight English
- skinwalker English
- skinwalking English
- skylight English
- slinkskin English
- slipskin English
- snakeskin English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- swanskin English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thickskin English
- thunderlight English
- tigerskin English
- toadskin English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tubelight English
- turnskin English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- underskin English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- vomitskin English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waterskin English
- waxlight English
- windowlight English
- wineskin English
- wolfskin English
- woolskin English
- wormskin English
- yakskin English
- skini Finnish
- Licht German
- light French
- скин Russian
- light Spanish, Castilian
- スキン Japanese
- light Middle English
- skyn Middle English
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- skin Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- skin
- light
- alight
- skinny
- oxskin
- enskin
- e-skin
- reskin
- deskin
- ratskin
- foxskin
- catskin
- outskin
- skintag
- pigskin
- cumskin
- cowskin
- elkskin
- kipskin
- uplight
- belight
- eelskin
- lightie
- redskin
- dogskin
- hogskin
- relight
- kidskin
- doeskin
- lighter
- unlight
- batskin
- skinful
- inlight
- yakskin
- enlight
- lighten
- oilskin
- lightly
- nonskin
- ramskin
- skinner
- nonlight
- lionskin
- sunlight
- lambskin
- moleskin
- lighting
- skinlike
- gaslight
- lightbox
- prelight
- skinable
- bareskin
- swanskin
- skinfolk
- lightman
- capeskin
- mislight
- birdskin
- fishskin
- toplight
- pinkskin
- drumskin
- arclight
- warlight
- skinless
- daylight
- penlight
- woolskin
- skinfold
- skincare
- skinhead
- buckskin
- turnskin
- light up
- lowlight
- lightish
- bearskin
- owllight
- skinneth
- poopskin
- calfskin
- loinskin
- twilight
- skinship
- tealight
- wormskin
- lightray
- foreskin
- waxlight
- lightmap
- sealskin
- coonskin
- skinsuit
- frogskin
- ponyskin
- lightest
- fawnskin
- wolfskin
- lighteth
- toadskin
- deerskin
- icelight
- wineskin
- goatskin
- skylight
- lightbar
- shitskin
- bedlight
- slipskin
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- hare-skin
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- headlight
- overlight
- snakeskin
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightpost
- lightlike
- clearskin
- lightfast
- leadlight
- snowlight
- otterskin
- downlight
- sharkskin
- droplight
- horseskin
- backlight
- lightroom
- thickskin
- lightwood
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightface
- greenskin
- lightwell
- skinbound
- lightless
- firelight
- sub-light
- ringlight
- cleanskin
- blackskin
- slinkskin
- spotlight
- lamplight
- sheepskin
- stoplight
- gooseskin
- glowlight
- lightmans
- mooseskin
- lighthead
- milliskin
- lightship
- moonlight
- antilight
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- lightwork
- rushlight
- underskin
- enlighten
- lovelight
- jacklight
- kilolight
- skintight
- waterskin
- skin worm
- forelight
- booklight
- betalight
- starlight
- onionskin
- vomitskin
- skinflick
- tubelight
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- looplight
- sea-light
- tigerskin
- skinnable
- floodlight
- flamelight
- lightshift
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lizardskin
- lightstrip
- lightspeed
- crosslight
- flashlight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- hyperlight
- beaverskin
- lightproof
- lightshade
- lightstick
- rabbitskin
- silverskin
- striplight
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- multilight
- skinwalker
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- lightfaced
- dragonskin
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- torchlight
- lightboard
- microlight
- earthlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- straylight
- beetleskin
- guidelight
- watchlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- streetlight
- skinwalking
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light-tight
- black light
- light organ
- candlelight
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- caribouskin
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- leopardskin
- light money
- light-footed
- light-minded
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- thunderlight
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- buffalo-skin
- quarterlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- light-bearing
- feather-light
- light equation
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light