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