English-Thai Dictionary
swart
N สี มืด
swarth
A สี มืด
swarthy
ADJ มี ผิวดำ มี สี ดำ มี สี มืด black dark-skinned dark-complexioned me-pil-dam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SWART
swort
SWARTH
a.sworth 1. Being of a dark hue; moderately black; tawny.
A nation strange with visage swart.
[I believe swart and swarth are never used in the United States, certainly not in New England. Swarthy is a common word. ]
2. Gloomy; malignant. [Not in use. ]
SWART
v.t.To make tawny.
SWARTH, SWAIRTH
n.An apparition. [Not used in New England. ]
SWARTHILY
adv. [from swarthy. ] Duskily; with a tawny hue.
SWARTHINESS
n.Tawniness; a dusky or dark complexion.
SWARTHY
a.[See Swart. ] Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny. In warm climates, the complexion of men is universally swarthy or black. The Moors, Spaniards and Italians are more swarthy than the French, Germans and English. Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains.
1. Black; as the swarthy African.
SWARTINESS
n.A tawny color.
SWARTISH
a.Somewhat dark or tawny.
SWARTY
a.Swarthy; tawny.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SWART
SWART Swart, n.
Defn: Sward. [Obs. ] Holinshed.
SWART
Swart, a. Etym: [OE. swart, AS. sweart black; akin to OFries, OS. &LG. swart, D. zwart, G. schwartz, OHG. swarz, Icel. svarir, Sw. svart, Dan. sort, Goth. swarts; cf. L. sordes dirt, sordere to be dirty. Cf. Sordid, Surd. ]
1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny. "Swart attendants." Trench. "Swart savage maids." Hawthorne. A nation strange, with visage swart. Spenser.
2. Gloomy; malignant. [Obs. ] Milton. Swart star, the Dog Star; -- so called from its appearing during the hot weather of summer, which makes swart the countenance. [R.] Milton.
SWART
SWART Swart, v. t.
Defn: To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part. Sir T. Browne.
SWARTBACK
SWARTBACK Swart "back `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black-backed gull (Larus marinus ); -- called also swarbie. [Prov. Eng. ]
SWARTH
SWARTH Swarth, a.
Defn: Swart; swarthy. "A swarth complexion. " Chapman.
SWARTH
SWARTH Swarth, n.
Defn: An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith. [Prov. Eng. ] Grose.
SWARTH
Swarth, n. Etym: [See Sward. ]
Defn: Sward; short grass. Grassy swarth, close cropped by nibbling sheep. Cowper.
SWARTH
SWARTH Swarth, n.
Defn: See Swath.
SWARTHILY
SWARTHILY Swarth "i *ly, adv.
Defn: In a swarthy manner; with a tawny hue; duskily.
SWARTHINESS
SWARTHINESS Swarth "i *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.
SWARTHNESS
SWARTHNESS Swarth "*ness, n.
Defn: Swarthiness. [R.] Dr. R. Clerke.
SWARTHY
Swarth "y, a. [Compar. Swarthier; superl. Swarthiest.] Etym: [See Swart, a.]
Defn: Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces. "A swarthy Ethiope." Shak. Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains. Addison.
SWARTHY
SWARTHY Swarth "y, v. t.
Defn: To make swarthy. [Obs. ] Cowley.
SWARTINESS
SWARTINESS Swart "i *ness, n.
Defn: Swarthiness. [Obs. ]
SWARTISH
SWARTISH Swart "ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny.
SWARTNESS
SWARTNESS Swart "ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being swart.
SWARTY
SWARTY Swart "y, a.
Defn: Swarthy; tawny. [Obs. ] Burton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
swart
swart |swôrt swɔrt | ▶adjective archaic or literary swarthy. ORIGIN Old English sweart, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwart and German schwarz .
swart gevaar
swart gevaar |ˌswart xəˈfɑː | ▶noun historical (in South Africa under apartheid ) a threat perceived as being posed by black people to whites. ORIGIN Afrikaans, literally ‘black danger ’.
swarthy
swarth y |ˈswôrT͟Hē ˈswɔrði | ▶adjective ( swarthier, swarthiest ) dark-skinned: she looked frail standing next to her strong and swarthy brother. DERIVATIVES swarth i ly |-T͟Həlē |adverb, swarth i ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: alteration of obsolete swarty (see swart ).
Oxford Dictionary
swart
swart |swɔːt | ▶adjective archaic or literary swarthy. ORIGIN Old English sweart, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwart and German schwarz .
swart gevaar
swart gevaar |ˌswart xəˈfɑː | ▶noun historical (in South Africa under apartheid ) a threat perceived as being posed by black people to whites. ORIGIN Afrikaans, literally ‘black danger ’.
swarthy
swar |thy |ˈswɔːði | ▶adjective ( swarthier, swarthiest ) dark-complexioned: swarthy men with gleaming teeth. DERIVATIVES swarthily adverb, swarthiness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: alteration of obsolete swarty (see swart ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
swarthy
swarthy adjective his swarthy complexion: dark-skinned, olive-skinned, dusky, tanned, saturnine, black; archaic swart. ANTONYMS pale. WORD NOTE See saturnine Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
Oxford Thesaurus
swarthy
swarthy adjective the tanned, swarthy skin of his face: dark, dark-coloured, dark-skinned, dark-complexioned, dusky, tanned, black, saturnine, olive-skinned; sallow; rare swart. ANTONYMS pale, fair.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
swarthy
swarth y /swɔ́ː r ði /形容詞 〈皮膚 顔色が 〉浅黒い ; 黒ずんだ .sw á rth i ly 副詞 浅黒く .sw á rth i ness 名詞