Black
Black adjective - Having the color of soot or coal.
Usage example: a little black dress blends into the night very well
Light
Light adjective - Of light complexion.
Usage example: her light skin tends to freckle easily in the sun
Common collocations
| place | black place | light place |
Both words in one sentence
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There is a light-skinned black female character in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God who is contemptuous of dark-skinned black people.
Source: You Are What You Hate -
The black skin tones in this movie range from very light to very dark, with Patsey, who is lauded (and hated) for her beauty, having skin nearly ebony-black.
Source: Film / 12 Years a Slave -
The character customization feature allows you to pick from four different profiles: Pale with blond hair, light with black hair, brown with brown hair, and dark with black hair◊.
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