swarthy

Meaning

Adj

1. Tawny, dusky, dark.
2. (derogatory) Dark-skinned; black.
3. Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan.
4. A dark grey color.
5. (nonstandard) Evil, malicious.
6. (nonstandard) Weathered, rough.

Noun

A swarthy person.

Synonyms

dark-skinned

swart

dark

dusky

black

tawny

mulatto

brown

coloured

darkish

tanned

dark yellow

tan

Black person

colored

weathered

dark brown

dark-complexioned

wheat-brown

grimy

Translations

basané

moreno

brun

esmer

aquilus

dunkelhäutig

dunkel

scuro di pelle

braun

dunkeln

farsi scuro

bruno

bistré

noiraud

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈswɔɹði/

Etymology

Alteration of obsolete swarty, from swart + -y, from Old English sweart (“black”).