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morena

9.1

Having dark skin and dark hair, often describing a woman's appearance

adjective
/məˈreɪnə/

: moreno

She described herself as morena with deep brown eyes and wavy hair.

Examples

The morena woman danced gracefully at the festival.
In many cultures, a morena complexion is considered especially attractive.
The actress was admired for her morena beauty in the popular television series.
She is a beautiful morena with long hair.
The actress was admired for her morena beauty in the popular television series.
In many cultures, a morena complexion is considered especially attractive.
She described herself as morena with deep brown eyes and wavy hair.

Synonyms

dark

vsmorena

588 1.0

Having a deep brown or nearly black color

is used for hair or skin especially about a woman's appearance

dark-haired

vsmorena

20 1.5

A person with dark hair like black or brown

also applies to skin as well as hair

dark-skinned

vsmorena

13 2.2

A person who has naturally dark skin

also refers to hair as well as skin and often about women

black-haired

vsmorena

5 1.0

Having black or very dark hair

can mean dark hair or dark skin not always very black

pardo

vsmorena

9.9

Having a dull brown and gray color like dry earth

refers to hair or skin that is darker not tawny

Antonyms

blond

176 1.0

Having light-colored hair

fair complexion

1 3.5

Light skin that often burns easily in the sun

How Dark

dark-skinned

13 2.2

morena

9.1

dusky

3 5.4

tanned

11 1.0

fair

191 1.0

Surface Forms

morena positive

Etymology

Morena comes from the Spanish adjective moreno, which means 'dark' or 'brown' and is linked to the old word Moor for people from North Africa. So to call a woman morena is to describe her dark hair or skin.