colorism

noun

Meaning

Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
A style of painting characterised by the use of intense color.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

colourism(English)racialism(English)pigmentocracy(English)colour bar(English)racism(English)classism(English)whitism(English)racial profiling(English)tones(English)lighter(English)skin(English)discrimination(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

colorism — meaning and etymology | WikiWord