swart

Plural: swarts

Adjective Satellite

naturally having skin of a dark color
- "a smile on his swarthy face"
- "`swart' is archaic"

Adj

Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
Black.
Gloomy; malignant.

Noun

Black or dark dyestuff.
Obsolete spelling of sward.
Variant of swath.

Verb

To make swart or tawny; blacken; tan.

Adjective

Having a dark complexion; swarthy.

Examples

The ancient warrior’s face was SWART from years under the harsh sun, much like a worn Scrabble tile.
to swart a living part

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz.

Synonyms

dark-skinned, dusky, swarthy

Scrabble Score: 8

swart: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
swart: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
swart: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

swart: valid Words With Friends Word