dusky

Adjective
  1. Lighted by or as if by twilight (synset 300276352)
    "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
    similar to: dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
    same as: twilight, twilit
  2. Naturally having skin of a dark color (synset 300246314)
    "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
    domain usage: archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
    similar to: brunet, brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
    same as: dark-skinned, swart, swarthy

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