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Meaning of "swarthy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SWARTHY

From obsolete swarty, from swart + -y1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SWARTHY

ˈswɔːðɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWARTHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swarthy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SWARTHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swarthy in the English dictionary

The definition of swarthy in the dictionary is dark-hued or dark-complexioned.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWARTHY

airworthy · blameworthy · crashworthy · creditworthy · cringeworthy · Galsworthy · laughworthy · newsworthy · noteworthy · praiseworthy · quoteworthy · roadworthy · seaworthy · smoothie · smoothy · trustworthy · unroadworthy · untrustworthy · unworthy · worthy

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWARTHY

swaraj · swarajism · swarajist · sward · swardy · swarf · swarm · swarm cell · swarm intelligence · swarm spore · swarmer · swart · swarth · swarthier · swarthiest · swarthily · swarthiness · swarthness · swartness · swarty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWARTHY

earthy · faithworthy · forthy · hateworthy · Horthy · loveworthy · McCarthy · nameworthy · riverworthy · shameworthy · sightworthy · thankworthy · unnewsworthy · unseaworthy

Synonyms and antonyms of swarthy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWARTHY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swarthy» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «swarthy» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SWARTHY

Find out the translation of swarthy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of swarthy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swarthy» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

黑黝黝
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

moreno
570 millions of speakers
en

English

swarthy
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

काले रंग का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسمر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

смуглый
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

moreno
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কৃষ্ণকায়
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

basané
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Berangin
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

dunkelhäutig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

浅黒い
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

거무스레
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Swarthy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tối
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கருப்பான
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्वार्थी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

esmer
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

bruno
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

śniady
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

смаглявий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

negricios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελαψός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

donker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svartmuskig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swarthy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swarthy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWARTHY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of swarthy
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swarthy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWARTHY»

Discover the use of swarthy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swarthy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Virginia's Colonial Soldiers
1755, Chesterfield, 23, 5'5", shoemaker, English, dark with swarthy black hair and well set Francis Ryan, Sept. 1755, Amelia, 21, 5'9", butcher, Irish, dark and swarthy with black hair and slim made Charles Scott, Oct. 1755, Albemarle, 17, 5' 7i", ...
Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, 1988
2
Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East
SIZE SIMILAR SPECIES IDENTIFICATION HABITAT ABUNDANCE MAJOR FOODPLANT COMMENTS Swarthy Skipper Nostra Iherminier Plate 55 > Least Skipper. Tawny-edged Skipper. A very small dark yellowish-brown skipper with slightly ...
Jeffrey Glassberg, 1999
3
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
3 (in/) to be full of moving crowds : The Tower of London swarmed/was swarming with tourists. swarm up vt fus to climb (a tree, wall etc) using arms and fegs: The sailors swarmed up the nggmg. swarthy [*swo:oi] adj {sometimes derog) (of a ...
4
The Spanish Archives of New Mexico
Andres de Cardena, son of the church, native of Puebla, forty-six years of age, able bodied, swarthy, high forehead, small eyes, and a scar on the upper part of the forehead. Juana de Avalos, wife of the above, daughter of Nicolas, native of ...
Ralph Emerson Twitchell, 2008
5
Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction
From the fact that it is correct to say that x has the property of being swarthy in W1 and that x lacks the property of being swarthy in W2, it does not follow that it is incorrect to characterize x by reference to properties that are not world indexed.
Michael J. Loux, 2002
6
Butterflies Through Binoculars
Swarthy Skipper Nastra lherminier Plate 32 SIZE 8/16 inch. SIMILAR SPECIES Tawny-edged Skipper. IDENTIFICATION A very small dark yellowish-brown skipper with slightly paler veining below. Small worn Tawny-edged Skippers can look ...
Marc C. Minno, Jeffrey Glassberg, John V. Calhoun, 2000
7
Philosophical Transactions to the Year ____ Abridged and ...
day perhaps, which is a dark swarthy, a medium between black and: ' white: from which primitive colour the European: degenerated as much on one hand, as the Asriram did on the other; the Asiatir: (unless, perhaps, where mixed with the ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), 1756
8
The Philosophical Transactions and Collections: Abridged and ...
day perhaps, which is a dark swarthy, a medium between black and white : from which primitive colour the Europeans degenerated as much on one hand, as the Africans did on the other ; the Asiatics (unless, perhaps, where mixed with the ...
Royal society of London, 1756
9
Sometimes the Sun Does Shine There and Other Stories
Swarthy, he escaped scot-free. Like so many Mexicans he easily blended into the background in predominantly white America. He was able to move under the radar, hitching rides with long- haul truck drivers and neo-Hippies in minivans, ...
Herb Schultz, 2011
10
1744-1749: 1744-1749
swarthy, even at this day; in which there is some degree of blackness ; or at least this may well be said to be a tendency to their primitive swarthy complex, ions. So that if the heat of the sun will turn a white skin swarthy, as nobody in hot ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), Charles Hutton, George Shaw, 1809

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWARTHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swarthy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
OPINION: Jealousy's a curse, but wife has handsome friend
Broad shoulders, a chiselled jawline, all-round swarthy appearance and a fairly cocky attitude to boot. As far as alsatians go, he was a real looker. I'd even go so ... «Gladstone Observer, Jun 15»
2
TOWIE newbie Peter Wicks is a HAIRY BEEFY MAN-BEAST – just …
When Peter's not being all swarthy in Marbs with a pair of Lady Gaga-esque sunglasses on, the powers of the Internet tell us that Pete likes dogs (lots and lots of ... «heatworld, Jun 15»
3
Bucking the system
SWARTHY, with eyes that brood like Sylvester Stallone's, Jaime Rodríguez cuts an odd figure in a room of business executives—and he revels in it. He paces ... «The Economist, May 15»
4
Celia Walden explores online dating
'Hola, Ethan,' I chuckle, perusing the next potential date – a swarthy Californian pictured in board shorts, aviators and not much else. My index readies itself for a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
5
Dad's horror as he returns home to find sleeping 'little princess' dead …
Police are now hunting Greta's mum Swarthy Inna, 42, who went on the run after leaving a note next to her daughter's body, blaming her husband for the killing. «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
6
IGN AU Pubcast 114: In Search of the Nub
... Napster immediately! Or you know, whichever pirating software kids use these days. IGN Logo. "Yarrr, which swarthy lad deleted my eDonkey 2000 shortcut?" ... «IGN, Apr 15»
7
Eddie Redmayne in talks to star in Harry Potter spinoff movies
... well before the movies came into being; she said she liked the magizoologist so much she married his “swarthy” grandson, Rolf, to Luna Lovegood. Rowling is ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Apr 15»
8
Belgium minister sparks scorn by 'blacking up'
A translation of one caption reads: "The motto of the swarthy is 'Fun and Charity.' Both components have been fully met again this year and it is with joy and ... «CNN, Mar 15»
9
'Fly away' at next winter lecture at Boothbay Railway Village
Dodging thunderstorms and flying west through stiff turbulence, they camped at night on dusty grass airports, got red-necked by swarthy crop duster pilots in ... «Boothbay Register, Feb 15»
10
Sikh cabbie appeals sex rap after judge calls him 'swarthy'
A cabbie found guilty of kissing a fare is appealing his sexual assault conviction after the trial judge called him a Sikh of "swarthy complexion" in a rambling ... «Ottawa Sun, Jan 15»
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