swart
swart · swarter · swartest
Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawnyOf a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
UK/ˈswɔːt/US/ˈswɔɹt/
» Tom is the name of my swart warthog.
Tom ist der Name meines schwarzen Warzenschweins.
Meaning
3 sensesOf a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
1400s: Thomas Occleve, Hymns to the Virgin Men schalle then sone se / Att mydday hytt shalle swarte be
(UK, dialectal)Black.
(obsolete)Gloomy; malignant.
More definitions
- naturally having skin of a dark color
Examples
1 sentencesTom is the name of my swart warthog.
deTom ist der Name meines schwarzen Warzenschweins.
Origin
From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, fromFrom Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz.
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Forms
swarter, swartestSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- naturally having skin of a dark color:dark-skinnedduskyswarthy
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form