swart
adjective
swart
1 American
[swawrt]
/ swɔrt /
adjective
Swart
2
American
[swawrt]
/ swɔrt /
noun
swart
British
/ swɔːθ, swɔːt /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of swart
before 900; Middle English; Old English sweart black, dark; cognate with German schwarz, Old Norse svartr, Gothic swarts; akin to Latin sordēs filth
Vocabulary lists containing swart
Example Sentences
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The only apparently idle person at the table was Mr. Daugherty's lawyer, Max D. Steuer, who watched Mr. Buckner seemingly uninterested, rubbed his swart cheek languidly.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the investigating U. S. Senators resumed writing their book of Wall Street Revelations in Washington last week, they had a lot of fun with their swart, persistent Inquisitor Ferdinand Pecora.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eight days of Pedro were apparently enough for Chile's wily Dictator, swart President Carlos Ibanez.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the court of the King of Kings, swart, dynamic Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran, arrived last week news which seemed to good Iranians almost unbelievable.
From Time Magazine Archive
His broad flat face was swart, his eyes were like coals, and his tongue was red; he wielded a great spear.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Swart said that he meant intimidating “in the positive sense.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
“It’s not easy, and I’m not saying we can do it 100% of the time,” Swart said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Their second goal was a gift, Swart allowing a seemingly routine shot by the recalled Beerensteyn to slip through her grasp and into the net.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2023
Sherida Spitse’s cross was headed toward goal by Lieke Martens, which forced Swart into action again.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
The prison service provided me with a cook, Warrant Officer Swart, a tall, quiet Afrikaner who had once been a warder on Robben Island.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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