swarthy

swarth·y  (swôr)

adj. swarth·i·er, swarth·i·est

Having a dark complexion or color.

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[Alteration of swarty, from swart.]

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swarthi·ly adv.

swarthi·ness n.

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swarthy

Adjective

[swarthier, swarthiest] having a dark complexion [obsolete swarty]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

swarthy - naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" swart, dark-skinned, dusky archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression brunet, brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"

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swarthy

adjective dark-skinned, black, brown, dark, tawny, dusky, swart (archaic) dark-complexioned

Translations

swarthy [ˈswɔːðɪ] adj → moreno

swarthy [ˈswɔːðɪ] adj → basané(e) → bistré(e)

swarthy [ˈswɔːðɪ] adj (person, face) → dunkelhäutig;

(complexion) → dunkel

swarthy [ˈswɔːðɪ] adj → di carnagione scura