adj
swart
Swart (adj) means having dark, tanned or swarthy skin or colouring.
adj
1
Having dark, tanned or swarthy skin or colouring.
"The keeping eunuchs were at back, solemn in stately rows, bespeared and bescimitared, the Danish, Irish, and German of their countenances lost in the daub which made them swart."
— Samuel Major Gardenhire, The Silence of Mrs. Harrold - Page 277 (1905)
2
Dark and threatening in mood; ill-natured.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. A doublet of Schwarz.
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What is the meaning of swart?
"swart" (adj) means having dark, tanned or swarthy skin or colouring.
What is another word for swart?
Other words for "swart" include dusky, swarthy.
What are the different meanings of swart?
"swart" has 2 main meanings: 1. Having dark, tanned or swarthy skin or colouring; 2. Dark and threatening in mood; ill-natured.
