swart
pronunciation
How to pronounce swart in British English:
UK [swɔːt]
How to pronounce swart in American English:
US [swɔt]
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- Adjective:
- naturally having skin of a dark color
Word Origin
- swart (adj.)
- Old English sweart "black, dark," of night, clouds, also figurative, "wicked, infamous," from Proto-Germanic *swarta- (cognates: Old Frisian, Old Saxon, and Middle Dutch swart, Dutch zwart, Old Norse svartr, German schwarz, Gothic swarts "dark-colored, black"), from PIE root *swordo- "dirty, dark, black" (source of sordid). The true Germanic word, surviving in the Continental languages, displaced in English by black. Of skin color of persons from late 14c. Related: Swartest.
Example
- 1. According to mr swart , this " labour as a service " suits both employers , who can have workers on tap whenever they need them , and employees , who can earn money without the hassle of working for a big company , or even of leaving home .
- 2. What I saw was a man with burnt skin two bright and deep eyes shining on that swart face . That shadow entrusted by his family was ploughing under the rising sun ; I saw him walking on the field brimming with rice scent and wearing a face of joy for the great foison .