Definition of swarthy Swarthy

/swɔˈɹði/ - [sworthee] - swarth•y

We found 10 definitions of swarthy from 6 different sources.

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What does swarthy mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

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"
  dark-skinned, dusky, swart
  brunet, brunette marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"
  archaicism, archaism the use of an archaic expression
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • swarthy (a.)
    Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces.
  • swarthy (v. t.)
    To make swarthy.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • swarthy
    Having dark skin.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • swarthy
    swawrth′i, adj. of a blackish complexion: dark-skinned: tawny—also Swart, Swarth.—adv. Swarth′ily.—ns. Swarthi′iness; Swart′-star (Milt.), the dog-star, so called because at the time of its appearance it darkens the complexion. [A.S. sweart; Ice. svartr, Ger. schwarz, black.]

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  • swarthy, adjective.

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