English-Thai Dictionary

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

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. ]

 

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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

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