dusky

adjectives

lighted by or as if by twilight

"The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"

dusky, twilight, twilit

is derived from

is derived from

naturally having skin of a dark color

"a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"

dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy

is derived from