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swarthiness

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swarth·y  (swôr)
adj. swarth·i·er, swarth·i·est
Having a dark complexion or color.
[Alteration of swarty, from swart.]
swarthi·ly adv.
swarthi·ness n.
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Noun1.swarthiness - a swarthy complexion
duskiness, darkness
complexion, skin color, skin colour - the coloring of a person's face
Translations
swarthiness [ˈswɔːðɪnɪs] N → tez f morena, color m moreno
swarthiness
n (of skin) → Dunkelheit f; (of person also) → Dunkelhäutigkeit f, → dunkle Farbe
swarthiness [ˈswɔːðɪnɪs] n (of person) → carnagione f scura; (of complexion) → colore m scuro
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Still all were distinguished by a certain sodden swarthiness of complexion, a filmy dimness of eye, and pallor and compression of lip.
The Man of the Crowd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Still all were distinguished by a certain sodden swarthiness of complexion, a filmy dimness of eye, and pallor and compression of lip.
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His body seemed leaner, because of the swarthiness of the skin.
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