Swarthy (Adjective)

Meaning

Naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Usages

• Archaism
• Archaicism

Synonyms

• Dusky
• Dark-skinned
• Swart

Related Words

• Swarthiness (noun)